President Droupadi Murmu, in her capacity as the Visitor of the institute, has officially appointed acclaimed academician and administrator Prof. (Dr.) Arun Mohan Sherry as the new Director of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIM Shillong) for a five year tenure.
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Prof. Sherry takes over the reins from Prof. Naliniprava Tripathy, who had been steering the premier business school as its Director-in-Charge since April 2025 after the conclusion of Prof. D.P. Goyal’s five-year tenure.
Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry, arrives at IIM Shillong with deep academic roots and a stellar reputation for institution-building and academic transformation, bringing over 28 years of rich experience in higher education leadership.
He was the former Director (IMT-CDL) & Chairman (Joint Admission Committee) IMT Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad & Dubai; Chief Academic Officer (CAO) SVKM’s NMIMS. He is perhaps most widely recognized for his successful stint as the founding Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow (IIIT Lucknow).
A Visionary Leader with Deep Academic Roots
Prof. Sherry arrives at IIM Shillong with a stellar reputation for institution-building and academic transformation, bringing over 28 years of rich experience in higher education leadership. He is perhaps most widely recognized for his successful stint as the founding Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow (IIM Lucknow).
Academic Credentials
- An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, where he earned his M.Tech. in Computer Science.
- Distinguished Scholar: He holds an M.Sc and a Ph.D., alongside prestigious accolades including the Anand Swarup Bhatnagar Gold Medal and the Rabindranath Tagore Samman.
- Domain Expertise: Widely regarded as an expert in digital transformation, technology-enabled learning, and data-driven administrative systems.
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About IIM Shillong: Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIM Shillong or IIM-S) is a public, fully autonomous management institute in the city of Shillong, Meghalaya. It was the seventh Indian Institute of Management to be established in India.
Founded in 2007, IIM Shillong offers postgraduate, doctoral, and executive programmes in management education, and Management Development Programmes (MDPs), As per NIRF Rankings 2025, it ranked 38th.
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