IIM Ahmedabad signs agreement to establish Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has signed an agreement to establish the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence at campus. The new AI school will be established through the endowment of Rs 100 crore by Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, an alumna of IIMA’s PGP Class of 1975, and her husband Ranjan Tandon.

The agreement was signed in the presence of the union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and ambassador Vinay Kwatra virtually in the USA.

While speaking on the occasion, the education minister expressed his happiness to witness the exchange of agreements for setting up Krishnamurthy Tandon School of AI at IIM Ahmedabad.

According to the official PIB statement, the AI school will work towards boosting India’s AI capabilities, democratising AI, creating jobs from India for the global AI economy, and harnessing AI for creating a global impact in improving lives and advancing social good, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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IIM Ahmedabad’s AI School

The new AI school will be housed within IIMA. The AI school will operate at the intersection of technology, management, and public impact. With a strong global outlook, the school will focus on addressing the country’s challenges through the effective application of AI.

The IIMA’s AI School will focus on translating cutting-edge AI research into solutions, tools, frameworks, and systems that enhance decision-making, improve productivity, and address complex challenges across industry, government, and society.

“Envisioned as a hub for business-focused and translational AI, the School will bring together world-class faculty, industry leaders, policymakers, and global partners to redefine the frontiers of AI research and application. Its research agenda will be application-led and case-based, rooted in real-world managerial, institutional, and societal challenges,” the official PIB statement said.

Other senior officials of the ministry, including the secretary of the Department of Higher Education Vineet Joshi; Bharat Bhasker the director of IIM Ahmedabad, and the joint secretary higher education Purnendu Banerjee were present on the occasion.