IIM Calcutta Gets Full-Time Director After Almost 2 Years, LU VC Takes Over Post
This marks the first time in the history of Lucknow University that a vice-chancellor is joining a central institute like IIM.
Before becoming the Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University, Rai was a professor of management at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and held various positions in high-level committees and panels.
Previously, Professor Uttam Kumar Sarkar joined IIM Calcutta as the new director in 2021. Sarkar was a professor at the Management Information Systems Group of the institute and held BTech, MTech, and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT-Kharagpur.
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