IIM Nagpur welcomes 38 Mahatma Gandhi National Fellows for Maharashtra & Sikkim
IIM Nagpur has been awarded the contract to implement Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) Phase-II under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’s World Bank assisted SANKALP scheme, along with other 9 IIM’s including IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme for 38 MGN fellows for Maharashtra and Sikkim on Monday, October 25, 2021. According to the official press note, IIM Nagpur has been awarded the contract to implement Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) Phase-II under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’s World Bank assisted SANKALP scheme, along with other 9 IIM’s including IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore.
A two-year programme, MGN Fellowship is a blended programme with both academic and district field immersion modules aimed at creating a cadre of individuals to strengthen the functioning of national and state institutions in the design and management of effective skilling, training, and employment ecosystem in the country, the press note reads.
Dr K P KrishnanI EPF Chair Professor in Regulatory Economics, IAS and former Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, delivered the inaugural address highlighting the foundations of the skill development ecosystem in India. Addressing the participants, Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur, motivated the Fellows with his address and assured IIM Nagpur's support for the duration of the programme.
The event was attended by IIM Nagpur BoG member and General Partner of Solmark Singapore, Mr Puneet Pushkarna, Programme Directors, MGNF at IIM Nagpur, Professor Vidhula Venugopal and Professor Gunjan Tomer, as well as MGN Fellows, staff and faculty of IIM Nagpur. Phase II of the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme pan-India was launched by the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan earlier on Monday.
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