Himanta inaugurates first MBA batch of IIM Guwahati
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated the first Master of Business Administration (MBA) batch (2026–28) of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati at its transit campus at Tech City, Bongora in Kamrup district.
The inaugural batch comprises 52 students drawn from 18 States across the country. IIM Guwahati has commenced its academic journey under the mentorship of IIM Ahmedabad and will eventually shift to a permanent campus spread over 574 bighas in Palashbari Revenue Circle, expected to be completed within three years.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister called it a landmark achievement in Assam’s educational journey. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for their support, noting that under the Prime Minister’s leadership, the number of IIMs in India has expanded from 13 in 2014 to 22 at present.
The State Government developed the transit campus at an investment of nearly Rs 39 crore, equipping it with modern lecture halls, administrative blocks, faculty residences, and three hostel blocks. Following the inauguration of the academic session by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 14, 2026, the institute initiated its Executive Education programmes before launching its flagship MBA programme within five months.
Sarma remarked that alongside IIT Guwahati, AIIMS Guwahati, IIIT, NIPER, and the upcoming National Forensic Sciences University, IIM Guwahati further strengthens Assam’s position as an emerging hub of premier national institutions.
Minister of Education Ranoj Pegu, MLA Himangshu Sekhar Baishya, Director of IIM Ahmedabad Professor Bharat Bhasker, Commissioner and Secretary, Higher Education Department Narayan Konwar, senior Government officials, faculty members, students and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the Rs 53.84-crore Digital Design and 3D Printing Centre of Excellence at Tech City, established under the PM-DeVINE scheme. Additionally, he performed the Bhumi Pujan and laid the foundation stone for the new integrated Co-District Commissioner’s Office complex at Palashbari, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 20 crore.
