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IIM Bangalore and Tata Trusts Launch Dorabji Tata Undergraduate School
IIM Bangalore and Tata Trusts are working together to create a new undergraduate school.
The school will be called the IIM Bangalore–Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.
Its first students will begin classes on August 31.
There will be 80 students in the first group.
They will study in two four-year residential programmes.
One programme focuses on Data Sciences, and the other focuses on Economics.
Each programme also includes the other subject as a minor.
Tata Trusts will help build the school and support its planning and governance.
IIM Bangalore and Tata Trusts signed an MoU to establish the Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.
The school’s inaugural cohort will include 80 students in two four-year, full-time residential programmes.
The programmes received 12,000 applications, with 40 students selected for each course.
The school will offer BSc (Hons) degrees in Data Sciences and Economics, with minors in the other subject.
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust will support academic infrastructure, strategy, policy, governance and initial development.
- Who
- The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Tata Trusts, including the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, signed the agreement.
- What
- They signed an MoU to establish the IIM Bangalore–Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.
- Where
- The school is being developed in the Jigani-Anekal area, about 23 kilometres from IIM Bangalore’s Bannerghatta Road campus.
- When
- The MoU was signed on Friday, and the inaugural cohort will begin on August 31.
- Why
- The partnership aims to establish a multidisciplinary undergraduate institution and respond to the need for education combining technology, data, artificial intelligence and other fields.
Key facts
- Inaugural cohort
- 80 students
- Applications received
- 12,000
- Programmes
- BSc (Hons) in Data Sciences with a minor in Economics; BSc (Hons) in Economics with a minor in Data Sciences
- Programme format
- Four-year, full-time and residential
- Start date
- August 31
- Location
- Jigani-Anekal area, about 23 kilometres from IIM Bangalore’s Bannerghatta Road campus
- Supporter
- Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Quotes
Dr Devi Shetty
Chairperson of the IIMB Board of Governors
“IIM Bangalore is a public institution of eminence with a distinguished history of creating transformative educational opportunities. Our partnership with the Tata Trusts, a name synonymous with integrity, nation-building and innovation for the public good, will provide the IIMB-Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies with a strong foundation.”
thehansindia.com
“Our partnership with IIM Bangalore reflects that approach. Through the IIMB-Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies, we hope to support an institution that can set new benchmarks for undergraduate education and make a lasting contribution to the country.”
thehansindia.com
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