Centre rules out IIM for Telangana, cites existing institutions

The Central government has said it has no plans to establish an Indian Institute of Management in Telangana, citing the state's strong higher education ecosystem. The response came in the Lok Sabha, despite the state's recent request for an IIM in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Central government has made it clear that it has no plans to approve an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Telangana, stating that the state already hosts numerous higher education and management institutions.

The government stated this in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

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Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar told Congress MP Mallu Ravi that the government has received a request for sanctioning an IIM in Hyderabad.

The MoS said that the Government of India periodically establishes new institutions of national importance, including Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), across the country after taking into account regional balance and resource availability.

At present, there are 22 IIMs functioning in 21 states. Telangana, Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim do not have an IIM.

Citing the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24, the Union minister said Telangana has 2,070 higher education institutions (HEIs). Of these, 604 institutions offer management courses, including 20 universities, 570 colleges and 14 standalone institutes.

“Telangana hosts several premier Central government higher educational institutions, including the University of Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, and Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad. Further, the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University at Mulugu was established in 2023,” he said.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, requested the establishment of an IIM in Hyderabad.

The Chief Minister said the state government is ready to allocate the required 200 acres of land for the institute.

He pointed out that Telangana is already home to premier national educational institutions such as IIT, IIIT, NALSAR and TIFR, and said establishing an IIM would help realise the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.