Infosys, ICICI, Edelweiss research chairs soon at IIM-A

Institute raises Rs 35 crore; to announce research chairs in corporate governance, macroeconomics

For the first time in three years, IIM Ahmedabad will be adding 12 more research chairs backed by donors like Infosys, ICICI Bank, Edelweiss, PwC, SAP and Crisil, among others. The B-school has raised around Rs 35 crore for these research chairs which will be set up in areas such as corporate governance, macroeconomics, societal development, finance and management, among others.

While the institute has announced three research chairs so far, including Nabard Chair in Agribusiness, RBI Chair in Finance & Economics and JSW Chair in Innovation & Public Policy, Ashish Nanda, director of IIM Ahmedabad said that the premier B-school