Key Highlights of tenure as Director, IIM Ranchi
8th March, 2017 - 7th March, 2022
1. IIM Ranchi has improved its NIRF India Ranking from 40 in 2018 to 15 in 2022.
2. Construction of the Permanent Campus finally started after 8 years. It is now nearing completion within 3 years. Bhoomi Poojan and Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Permanent Campus was performed by the BoG Members, Faculty, Staff and Students of the Institute on 4th March 2019, Monday on Maha Shivratri.
3. Established three centers – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Centre for Leadership, Policy, & Governance; Birsa Munda Centre for Tribal Affairs; and Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness.
4. Selection for Participation in Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
5. 3 new Programmes introduced – 5 yr Integrated Programme in Management, 2 yr MBA in Business Analytics and 2 yr MBA for Executives.
6. Start of an International Peer-Reviewed Journal - IIM Ranchi Journal of Management Studies through Emerald Publishing. First Volume released on 1st March, 2022.
7. Excellent Placements in all the years.
8. Meritocracy, Diversity and Equal Opportunity in Faculty and Staff Recruitment.
9. Regular Special Recruitment Drives for SC, ST, OBC and EWS Candidates.
10. Collaborations with various Top Business Schools throughout the world.
11. Process for International Accreditation – AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS has started.
12. 1st IIM to become a Member of UN Global Compact and UN PRME.
13. Hosted 22nd Annual Convention of Strategic Management Forum.
14. Various dignitaries like
Hon’ble Former President of India – Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji
Hon’ble Vice President of India – Shri Venkaiah Naidu ji
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri – Shri Rajnath Singh ji
Hon’ble Governors of Jharkhand – Shri Ramesh Bais ji and Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji
Hon’ble Union Ministers – Shri Arjun Munda ji and Smt. Smriti Irani ji
Hon’ble Deputy Chairman (Rajya Sabha) – Shri Harivansh ji
Hon’ble Union Ministers of State – Smt. Annpurna Devi ji, Dr. Subhas Sarkar ji, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh ji, Dr. General V K Singh ji, Shri Jayant Sinha ji and
Hon’ble MPs – Shri Parimal Nathwani ji, Shri Deepak Prakash ji, Shri Sanjay Seth ji, and Shri Raju Bista ji among others have attended various programmes of the institute.
15. Leaders from Social Organizations like
RSS - Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji
Sewa Bharti - Shri Ashok Bhagat ji (Padma Shri)
Serial Inventor - Dr Uddhab Kr Bharali ji (Padma Shri), and
Corporate Organizations like
TATA Steel - Mr. T. V. Narendran ji, CEO & MD
Asian Paints - Mr. Jalaj Dani ji, Co-Promoter
R Systems - Dr. Satinder Singh Rekhi ji, Founder & CEO
Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) - Mr. Rajiv Kumar ji, MD
ABP Group - Mr. Supriyo Sinha ji, CEO - Education among others visited the institute.
(Full List Available on IIM Ranchi Website)
2. Construction of the Permanent Campus finally started after 8 years. It is now nearing completion within 3 years. Bhoomi Poojan and Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Permanent Campus was performed by the BoG Members, Faculty, Staff and Students of the Institute on 4th March 2019, Monday on Maha Shivratri.
3. Established three centers – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Centre for Leadership, Policy, & Governance; Birsa Munda Centre for Tribal Affairs; and Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness.
4. Selection for Participation in Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
5. 3 new Programmes introduced – 5 yr Integrated Programme in Management, 2 yr MBA in Business Analytics and 2 yr MBA for Executives.
6. Start of an International Peer-Reviewed Journal - IIM Ranchi Journal of Management Studies through Emerald Publishing. First Volume released on 1st March, 2022.
7. Excellent Placements in all the years.
8. Meritocracy, Diversity and Equal Opportunity in Faculty and Staff Recruitment.
9. Regular Special Recruitment Drives for SC, ST, OBC and EWS Candidates.
10. Collaborations with various Top Business Schools throughout the world.
11. Process for International Accreditation – AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS has started.
12. 1st IIM to become a Member of UN Global Compact and UN PRME.
13. Hosted 22nd Annual Convention of Strategic Management Forum.
14. Various dignitaries like
Hon’ble Former President of India – Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji
Hon’ble Vice President of India – Shri Venkaiah Naidu ji
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri – Shri Rajnath Singh ji
Hon’ble Governors of Jharkhand – Shri Ramesh Bais ji and Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji
Hon’ble Union Ministers – Shri Arjun Munda ji and Smt. Smriti Irani ji
Hon’ble Deputy Chairman (Rajya Sabha) – Shri Harivansh ji
Hon’ble Union Ministers of State – Smt. Annpurna Devi ji, Dr. Subhas Sarkar ji, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh ji, Dr. General V K Singh ji, Shri Jayant Sinha ji and
Hon’ble MPs – Shri Parimal Nathwani ji, Shri Deepak Prakash ji, Shri Sanjay Seth ji, and Shri Raju Bista ji among others have attended various programmes of the institute.
15. Leaders from Social Organizations like
RSS - Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji
Sewa Bharti - Shri Ashok Bhagat ji (Padma Shri)
Serial Inventor - Dr Uddhab Kr Bharali ji (Padma Shri), and
Corporate Organizations like
TATA Steel - Mr. T. V. Narendran ji, CEO & MD
Asian Paints - Mr. Jalaj Dani ji, Co-Promoter
R Systems - Dr. Satinder Singh Rekhi ji, Founder & CEO
Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) - Mr. Rajiv Kumar ji, MD
ABP Group - Mr. Supriyo Sinha ji, CEO - Education among others visited the institute.
(Full List Available on IIM Ranchi Website)