11 March 2015 14:11:58 IST

IIM Ahmedabad to mentor IIM Nagpur

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (C), Indian Chairman and CEO of Arcelor Mittal, A M Naik (L), Chairman, Indian Institute of Management -Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and Samir Barua (R), Director IIM - A, arrive to attend IIM-A's 48th graduation.

Opportunity for CAT takers with 90+ percentile

Among the proposed six new IIMs, IIM Nagpur is the first to be known by its city and not by the state where it will be established. The task of mentoring IIM Nagpur has been assigned to IIM Ahmedabad by the HRD Ministry, a report in www.mbauniverse.com says. It is expected that IIM Nagpur will become one of the top-rated B schools in the country. Candidates who have scored between 90 and 95 percentile in CAT 2014 can explore the admission opportunity in IIM Nagpur for the academic session commencing 2015.

The other five proposed IIMs – Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal and Punjab – are still known by their states, IIM Nagpur has the identity of its city.

With IIM Ahmedabad at the helm of affairs, students seeking admission at IIM Nagpur can be assured of a very good learning experience. IIM Nagpur will begin functioning from the 2015-16 academic session. Those who appeared for CAT 2014 and have scored a high percentile can hope to make it to the maiden batch of IIM Nagpur. Read the whole story here.