IIMA demands 150 acre + 100 crore for Hyderabad campus

IIM Ahmedabad may have another campus in Hyderabad. The institute is in discussion with the Andra Pradesh government on this issue.Following is the statement of IIMA released on Tuesday.

“At the instance of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP), the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is engaged in discussions with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up an IIMA campus in Hyderabad. The Institute has suggested the AP Government to allocate 150 acre of land and provide funding to the tune of Rs. 100 crore to establish the campus. The Institute plans to begin operations by offering Executive Education Programmes and subsequently it may explore the possibility of starting academic programmes on the campus. The Institute would attempt to link the campus at Ahmedabad with the Hyderabad campus through use of technology, for seamless operations between the two campuses.”