IIM Sambalpur all set for inauguration of permanent campus by PM Modi

Bhubaneswar: IIM Sambalpur, one of the premier management institutions, is all set for the inauguration of its permanent campus by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was informed by Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur.

Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal also informed that the inauguration will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 2 to 3 pm. On the occasion, Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha; Raghubar Das, Governor, Odisha; Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways; Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology; R. K. Singh, Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy; Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal; Bishweswar Tudu, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti; along with Nitesh Ganga Deb, Member, Lok Sabha; Jayanarayan Mishra, Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly and Nauri Nayak, Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly will grace the inauguration. The event is expected to draw as many as 4000 audience from various parts of the nation. 

Prof Jaiswal further informed that on this day, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation, inaugurate, and dedicate 23 projects in Western Odisha related to Education, Road Transport, Coal, Railways, and Mines, collectively worth of 51,235 crores.

Up on the visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Professor Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur very enthusiastically said, “The three guiding principles of IIM Sambalpur’s ecosystem are innovation, inclusivity, and integrity. Our dedication to these principles led us to make a significant adjustment to our admissions process in an effort to improve the gender balance. We use a sophisticated version of the flipped classroom approach, in which most learning takes place outside of the classroom.”

Prof. Jaiswal emphasized the Master Weavers project, also known as BunkarValleys.com, as an inventive effort to digitize and market the goods and enterprises of master weavers on platforms like Flipkart and ONDC, in order to highlight the IIM Sambalpur’s dedication to giving back to society.

It is to be recalled that, IIM Sambalpur has seen the long journey from year 2015, when it was initially started its temporary campus at Silicon Institute of Technology, near Sambalpur city. Later the campus was shifted to the Sambalpur University premises. The construction of the permanent campus commenced by the Project Management Company, NBCC in the year 2021 at Basantpur spread over 200 acres with an investment of Rs. 401.94 Crore.

The new campus is equipped with modernized facilities for administration, faculty, academics, auditoriums, libraries, sports zone, incubation centers, hostels, and dining. It seamlessly incorporates regional art and architecture.  IIM Sambalpur has its own Incubation Centre, governed by the Innovation and Incubation Cell, to build an ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs by providing them with a platform to interact, learn and network with a multitude of people which includes investors, venture capitalists, industry experts etc.

IIM Sambalpur also value to its regional art by incorporating a symbiotic relationship with the architecture. Traditional IKAT – a patterned textile-dyeing technique is mapped onto the brick facade which gives a remarkable elegance to the campus.