Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, abbreviated IIM-Rohtak, is a public business school located in Rohtak, Haryana, India. It is the eighth Indian Institute of Management to be established. It was inaugurated in June 2010.

History

The 11th Five Year Plan, endorsed by the National Development Council in December 2007, envisaged the establishment of seven new IIMs.

IIM Rohtak is amongst the seven new IIMs that were approved by the Union Cabinet on 27 August 2009. It is also India’s first IIM north of Delhi. The institute was mentored by IIM Lucknow in its formative years. Prof. P.Rameshan, the dean for administration, of IIM Kozhikode, is the current director of IIM Rohtak.

Inauguration

IIM Rohtak started functioning on 30 June 2010. It was formally inaugurated on the same day by Mr. Ravi Kant, Vice Chairman of Tata Motors Ltd., in the presence of eminent faculty of IIM Lucknow and board members. Mr. Ravi Kant is the first Chairperson of the Board of Governors of IIM Rohtak. The initial batch strength was pegged at 48 students to keep a high student teacher ratio. From the academic session 2011-2012, the intake has been increased to 120-130 students.

Rohtak

Rohtak ( listen ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 10. Rohtak forms a part of the National Capital Region (NCR), which provides immediate benefits for the district as it can secure loans for infrastructure development at cheaper rates from the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB).

Rohtak is the sixth most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with population of 3,74,292 and has literacy rate of 84.08.

History

It is believed that the city's name is of Indo-Aryan origin and is recorded in the Vedas. It was founded by a Rajput king named Raja Rohtash Singh Parmar, and was named Rohtashgarh. Subsequently the evolution of the named is traced as "Rohītaka-kula > Rohitaka > Rohtak" and Michael Witzel notes that this accords with the place existing around 500 BC. The same source also suggests that the name may have derived from the tree Rohitaka as well, a tree well known in the area for its superb timber.

Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency)

Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. This constituency covers the entire Rohtak and Jhajjar districts and part of Rewari district.

Assembly segments

At present, Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:

Members of Parliament

General elections 2014

See also

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