Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Govt. Orders IIMs to Implement Faculty Reservation Policies
The government told top business schools (IIMs) to hire more teachers from specific groups, like those who face discrimination.
Some IIMs said they were worried this would make it hard to find qualified teachers.
The government wants schools to follow rules about who gets hired and to help students start their own businesses after they graduate.
Government instructed IIMs to implement faculty recruitment quotas.
The directive mandates 27% OBC, 15% SC, and 7.5% ST faculty representation.
IIMs have been lagging in implementing reservation policies.
Some IIM directors cited quality concerns regarding hiring.
The government urged IIMs to encourage student entrepreneurship.
- Who
- Government and IIMs
- What
- Government directed IIMs to implement faculty reservation quotas
- When
- Tuesday (at first meeting of the IIM Coordination Forum)
- Where
- IIMs
- Why
- Address lack of diversity in faculty and PhD admissions
Advocates for Diversity
IIMs
Reservation Compliance
Advocates for Diversity
Demand investigation and action for non-compliance with reservation policies.
IIMs
Some directors cited quality concerns when implementing quotas.
- Action
- Government directed IIMs to implement faculty reservation
- Entities Involved
- IIMs, Higher Education Secretary, OBC, SC, ST
- Reservation Policy
- 27% OBC, 15% SC, 7.5% ST in faculty
- Meeting
- IIM Coordination Forum
- Ministry Direction
- Encourage student entrepreneurship
