Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury
Interview Place: Amitava Bose’s Office, IIM Calcutta, Joka
Interview Date: 2nd, 4thand 7th August 2011
Table of contents:
Interview 1
- Models for setting up new universities.
- Family background, early education and decision to pursue economics.
- Time at Presidency College, Delhi School and PhD in Rochester.
- Application to IIM-C, interview and meeting with the IIM-C board.
- Teaching at IIM-C, course creation, academic culture, and shaping of management education at IIM-C.
- Effect of industry atmosphere on teaching, brain-drain, selection of student.
- Development of the Economics program, relationship to the Calcutta University’s Economics program.
- IIMC’s relationship to IIM-A and IIM-B and different models of management education.
- Unfamiliarity with management jargon, involvement with institutional activities, restructuring the doctoral programme.
- Typical day at IIM-C, Emerald Bower and Naxalbari movement.
- Faculty offices, Emerald Bower and other structures; lack of journals.
- Advanced management programme and shifting of IIM-C from Emerald Bower to Joka campus.
- Change of Directors, problems faced during campus construction; Professor Sengupta, his exit and the ensuing leadership crisis.
- Academic clustering and group.
- Transition from high government funding to no government funding, cost-cutting.
- Postgraduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) and other program.
- Change in funding, liberalization policy and changes in curriculum, faculty improvement; precedents in other institutes of management.
- Involvement with administration, becoming Convener of the Internal Personnel Committee, Faculty Convener and Director; Long Duration Programmes.
- Setting policy of IIM-C, influence of IIM-A; changes brought about as Director, new mode of funding.
- Architecture for auditorium, responsibilities of a Director, IIM administration training, interference of the ministry.
- Fee cut controversy and aspirations for the institution.
2012-01-17
IIM Calcutta
