Ahmedabad, Feb 27: Insisting on effective operational autonomy for the Indian Institute of Managements, IIMA director Bakul Dholakia on Friday said its Board of Governors will discuss the situation arising out of the Supreme Court endorsing the Centre's decision on fee reduction on the basis of specific assurances given by the latter. "We need to understand the implications of the assurance regarding IIM's autonomy given by the Ministry of HRD to the Supreme Court, because we feel that the effective operational autonomy is an important element that determines the quality of all our activities," he told reporters in Ahmedabad.
However, Dholkia said the definition of "autonomy" will have to be made clear.
"Effective operational autonomy is the main issue. Government has said that it will not interfere in the autonomy (of IIMs). But what is definition of autonomy...What is entailed in it?...It will have to be decided," he said, when asked what could be construed as effective operational autonomy. Bureau Report