The Northeast region has announced a major change in India by introducing India’s 22nd IIM that is IIM Guwahati to be established in Assam, again making a historic move towards management education in India. IIM Guwahati is the 22nd count in IIM’s list in India and proudly be Assam’s first IIM and 2nd in Northeast region after IIM Shillong. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both have passed the bill and has granted 550 crores funding to the IIM Guwahati.
Surprisingly, the IIM Guwahati appeared in the CAT 2025 application edit window to potential its appearance to the students. Northeast region already have 1 IIT, 8 NITs, 3 IITs and IIM Shillong, so by adding this New IIM, this region has impacted a major change in the management education in India and became a education hub that overall impact the career opportunities. In this blog we will be talking about IIM Guwahati which is starting their classes in 2026 and added to the CAT 2025 application edit window and more.
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IIM Guwahati: Assam’s First IIM and Northeast’s Second
IIM Guwahati announced as the new IIM in list whereas it is mentored by IIM Ahmedabad. The Indian Government has already passed the IIM (Indian Institutes of Management) amendment bill and granted Rs. 550 crores funding to IIM Guwahati. IIM Guwahati is planning to start their classes this year in the temporary campus but later they will established their permanent campus in Kamrup district. The complete information is mentioned in the table below.
| Particulars | Details |
| Status | Assam – 1st IIM Northeast – 2nd IIM (After IIM Shillong) |
| IIM Number | 22nd IIM in India |
| Mentorship | IIM Ahmedabad |
| Funding | Rs. 550 Crore allocated by Government of India |
| Temporary Campus | Guwahati city |
| Permanent Campus | Palasbari, Kamrup district |
| Admission | Appears on CAT 2025 Application Edit Window |
| Objective | Boost management education in the northeast region and overall development |
Parliament Approves Bill to Establish IIM Guwahati
The Parliament has approved the IIM Amendment Bill 2025 for the establishment of Assam’s new campus, IIM Guwahati. With this approval, IIM Guwahati also gains the status for the Institution of National Importance which is again a big deal that allows government funding to set up their permanent campus in the Kamrup district which offers candidates great management education with several career opportunities. This approval by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha also confirms the Rs. 550 crores funding allocation and expert mentored by IIM Ahmedabad.
Complete List of All 22 IIMs in India
This section covers the complete list of all 22 IIMs in India along with the established year mentioned in table below.
| No. | IIM Name | Established Year |
| 1 | IIM Ahmedabad | 1961 |
| 2 | IIM Bangalore | 1973 |
| 3 | IIM Calcutta | 1961 |
| 4 | IIM Lucknow | 1984 |
| 5 | IIM Kozhikode | 1996 |
| 6 | IIM Indore | 1996 |
| 7 | IIM Shillong | 2007 |
| 8 | IIM Rohtak | 2009 |
| 9 | IIM Ranchi | 2010 |
| 10 | IIM Raipur | 2010 |
| 11 | IIM Tiruchirappalli | 2011 |
| 12 | IIM Udaipur | 2011 |
| 13 | IIM Kashipur | 2011 |
| 14 | IIM Bodh Gaya | 2015 |
| 15 | IIM Jammu | 2016 |
| 16 | IIM Sambalpur | 2015 |
| 17 | IIM Sirmaur | 2015 |
| 18 | IIM Nagpur | 2015 |
| 19 | IIM Visakhapatnam | 2015 |
| 20 | IIM Amritsar | 2015 |
| 21 | IIM Jammu | 2016 |
| 22 | IIM Guwahati | Announced |
Impact of IIM Guwahati on Assam & Northeast Region
There are some points that clears the impact of newly announced IIM Guwahati on Assam and Northeast region.
- IIM Guwahati will improve access to the premiere management education across the region.
- This institute will help to generate new career opportunities, serves good management education region, becomes the sign for the institute of national importance that will help local student as well as setup an overall development & growth.
- As IIM Ahmedabad mentors the IIM Guwahati, so with the help of this IIM Guwahati will promote innovation, high quality research and collaborations in the northeast region.
IIM Guwahati Added to CAT 2025 Application Edit Window
For the CAT 2025 aspirants, IIM Guwahati has now added to the CAT application edit window where students can select this IIM to include in their preferred list of institutions. Candidates who have already registered can now log in to their CAT portal to access applications and select IIM Guwahati from the program selection carefully before the edit window closes. IIM Guwahati starting their classes in 2026 in temporary campus and later shifts to the permanent campus in Kamrup district.
This new addition in the application overall impacts the growth and provides opportunity to apply for the new announced IIM without missing the admission cycle.
Note : The deadline for making edits in the CAT 2025 application edit window is 7th October 2025. So, candidates have to edit sufficient changes before this deadline.
Conclusion: IIM Guwahati Announced
The announcement of the IIM Guwahati as India’s 22nd IIM now becomes a landmark and a historic move for Assam as well as the entire Northeast region which overall impacts the management education in India. With the Rs. 550 crores funding and mentorship by one of the top IIMs in India, IIM Ahmedabad and inclusion in the CAT 2025 application edit window, this IIM promises to extend the collaborations and improve overall management education in the northeast region. While discussing the IIM Amendment 2025 bill, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted that this project would meet the persistent request of the local population in Assam. Northeast proudly welcomes its second IIM and becomes a great education hub now where aspirants can look forward to a new eve of higher education and growth especially in management.
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