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Assam to get first IIM in Guwahati, northeast's second, as bill passes in parliament
Parliament has passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for Assam's first Indian Institute of Management in Guwahati. This will be the second IIM in the Northeast after IIM Bill, tabled a few days ago, was cleared this week after debate in both Houses. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called the decision a 'historic milestone' in Assam's journey as an emerging hub of higher to X, Pradhan wrote that IIM Guwahati will help address regional disparities in higher education, provide world-class management training, and strengthen research in the field.
He said the move reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to bring premier institutions to every corner of the country, particularly the Northeast.A historic milestone in Assam's ascent as an eminent educational the passage of The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Parliament, Assam gets its 1st #IIM in Guwahati. Envisioned by Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji as an outcome of the Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 20, 2025IIM GUWAHATI SET TO BRIDGE EDUCATION GAP IN NORTHEAST, BOOST LOCAL OPPORTUNITIESThe institute is being set up as part of a trilateral agreement between the Union government, the Assam government, and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).The agreement was framed to push long-term peace and development in Assam. Establishing a top management institute in the state is seen as part of this broader also congratulated Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the people of the state, noting that the Centre has fulfilled another commitment made under the 'Purvodaya' vision for eastern said the new institute will contribute to the development of the 'Ashtalakshmi', a reference to the eight northeastern states seen as key to India's growth Guwahati is expected to give students from Assam and neighbouring states greater access to high-quality management education without having to travel to distant is also likely to attract faculty, researchers, and corporate linkages to the region, boosting local the passage of this Bill, Assam joins the national map of IIMs for the first the Northeast, it marks the addition of a second premier management institute, strengthening the education network in a region that has often felt left out of India's higher education growth story.- Ends
