Ahead of IIM Bill, other B-schools offering PGDM seek parity

To meet this week on representation to HRD ministry for degree granting power, autonomy

Restive at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017, other business schools offering a post graduate diploma in management (PGDM) are seeking a level playing field from the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD).

They are now also seeking the degree granting power, believing passage of the IIM Bill would lead to recruiters and foreign partners questioning the validity of a PGDM.

For this, these institutes, under the umbrella of Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), will be meeting on Saturday in Delhi to raise the issue and decide on future action.

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