A second term for IIM-L director will be against the IIM culture livemint.com | Premchand Palety |
The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) has been caught in unseemly politics over the post of director for the past few months. The search-cum-selection committee shortlisted a few names, including that of Devi Singh, who was director of the institute until a few months ago. The controversial director wants a second term and is likely to get it. This is a deviation from the culture of IIMs, one important aspect of which is that the director should not seek a second term. |
Over the years, all IIMs have been following this practice, though of late there has been one deviation in the selection of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, or IIM-C, director Shekhar Chaudhuri, who was granted another term last year. Now, this trend seems to be catching on, with Devi Singh also aspiring for a second term. The bad part is that political pressure is being used in the selection process, overriding the faculty’s will. For the first time, even the Prime Minister’s office has got involved in the selection. |
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Setting standards: A file photo of IIM-A. Many of the important practices for governing a management institute were established here. Madhu Kapparath / Mint |
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