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GUWAHATI, July 25: The courses at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Guwahati are set to begin in the next academic year, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday after holding a meeting with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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Taking to micro-blogging site X, Sarma stated, “It gives me great pleasure to share that Hon’ble Minister has consented to our request of IIM-Guwahati commencing courses from the next academic year.”

Had an excellent meeting with Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @dpradhanbjp ji.

1️⃣ It gives me great pleasure to share that Hon’ble Minister has consented to our request of IIM-Guwahati commencing courses from the next academic year.

2️⃣We also discussed in detail on Govt of… pic.twitter.com/GGpbOgYfRR
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 24, 2024

The ministers also delved into a comprehensive discussion on the Indian government’s backing for Assam through PM-USHA, a central scheme aimed at funding state institutions.

Meanwhile, the Education Minister explored options to enhance the capabilities of Assam’s Teacher Training Institute.

Furthermore, the ministers engaged in an in-depth conversation regarding strategies to enhance technical education in Assam.

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“The Hon’ble Minister was kind enough to positively consider measures to strengthen capacity of our Teacher Training Institute. We also had a detailed discussion on means to augment technical education in Assam”, the Chief Minister added.