IIM-A gets Rs. 100 Cr endowment to establish school of AI

30/01/2026

IIM-A gets Rs. 100 Cr endowment to establish school of AI

Times of India

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Description: Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) received an endowment of Rs 100 crore from Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, a 1975-batch alumna, and her husband, Ranjan Tandon, to establish the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence at the B-school. An MoU was exchanged in New Delhi on Thursday in the presence of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Indian ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who joined virtually.

Pradhan later tweeted, ‘India's AI leadership will not only be shaped by technology but by the strength of our institutions and human capital… Confident that the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence 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.'

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