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    IIM-B hikes annual fee to Rs 2 lakh

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    IIM-B hikes annual fee to Rs 2 lakh

    The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on Tuesday decided to increase the fee for its two-year post-graduate management programmes from Rs 1.75 lakh per annum to Rs two lakh for the coming academic year.

    The IIMBs Board of Governors at a meeting, chaired by Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani, approved the proposal.

    IIM-B Director Prof Prakash G Apte told reporters later that all IIMs in the country would have an identical fee structure.

    More : indiatimes.com

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