The education department will place a proposal before the chief minister on whether the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) seeks to transition into a university, education minister Bratya Basu said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT“If the institute comes up with a proposal to turn into a university, the department will speak to the chief minister. The country’s first management institute is now affiliated to Calcutta University and offers a two-year MBA programme. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee first suggested upgrading IISWBM into a university in August 2017, at the inauguration of St Xavier’s University. The education department, under the then education minister Partha Chatterjee, an alumnus of IISWBM, began discussions with the institute about turning it into a university.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2025 02:00 UTC