Patna, (Bihar Times): The first batch of Chandragupta
Institute of Management, the state government's
B-school to be opened on the pattern of IIM, is to
start classes from the next academic session.
This business school will also have centres of
research focussing on the development issues of Bihar.
Application forms for admission test will be available
from February 11 and the last date will be March 30.
The candidates would be selected on the scores of CAT
and GMAT. It will be an autonomous body and will for
the first few years function from the Hindi Bhawan,
beside the AIR station. At present the director's
office is situated in A N Sinha Institute of Social
Studies. Hunt is on to induct reputed management
teachers from all over the country and even abroad.
Mukund Das, a management guru of Kerala, has been made
as its first director.
Fifty per cent of the seats would be reserved for the
students of Bihar while there will be 15 quota for SC,
ST and 27 for the backward castes.