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Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur on January 2, 2021.
Modi will attend the event through video-conferencing in presence of Odisha Governor Proffesor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other diginitaries.
IIM Sambalpur authorities informed that over 5,000 diginitaries will attend the mega event virtually.
“IIM Sambalpur has been able to achieve success by sticking to the core values of inclusion, innovation and integrity. The institute has embraced an innovative shift in its teaching, from teacher centric to learner centric,” said IIM Sambalpur Director, Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal.
Jaiswal said IIM Sambalpur is the first IIM to implement the idea of flipped classroom, a learning environment where the basic concepts are taught on digital mode while experimental learning happens through live projects from the industry.
The Odisha government has provided 200 acres of land for the construction of the proposed campus. The Ministry of Education has extended administrative support and granted financial aid of Rs 401.97 crore for the project, said Jaiswal.
The proposed campus of IIM Sambalpur will be equipped with State-of-the-art infrastructure with energy efficient green features as per GRIHA standards. It will be a green campus with maximum usuage of renewable energy. The project will be completed by April 2022, Jaiswal added.
