Rankings are good metric but not good target, says Ashish Nanda

Ashish Nanda has stepped down, effective September 1, a year before his term ended

Just when the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) were close to grant degrees through the IIM Bill, which awaits Parliament’s nod, Ashish Nanda, director of IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), has stepped down, effective September 1, a year before his term ended. The premier B-school is in the middle of several initiatives that look to improve its quality on various fronts, such as faculty, research, placements, and infrastructure. However, the institute’s first international faculty director and former Harvard professor maintains it is the right time to step down. In an interview with VINAY UMARJI, Nanda talks about the trajectory that the institute