Dharmendra Pradhan chairs coordination forum meeting of IIMs at IIM ahmedabad

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, who also serves as Chairman of the Coordination Forum of IIMs, today chaired the Coordination Forum Meeting of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), convened by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad at the IIM Ahmedabad campus.

The Minister further stated that by nurturing innovation ecosystems, adapting to emerging global challenges, and fostering values-driven education, IIMs can evolve into national assets that contribute significantly to India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation and also strengthen India’s voice in the global discourse.

Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, highlighted the importance of the Coordination Forum in strengthening collaboration and institutional coordination among IIMs.

The deliberations covered critical issues such as IIMs’ contribution towards Viksit Bharat goals, aligning focus of UG entrance examinations with futuristic requirements of the country, developing SOPs for MBA admission along with inter-IIM migration of students and fee refund policies, developing a policy for providing exposure to young faculty as well as to young IIMs through secondment policy across IIMs, and implementing reservation rosters for faculty and non-faculty.(UPDATED ON 14TH MAY 2026)