India, Aug. 21 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati, Assam, only the second IIM in the Northeast after the one in Shillong and overall 22nd premier management institution across the country. The IIMs (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. "...We want to assure the countrymen and especially the people of Assam that IIM Guwahati will admit students from this academic session. Faculties will be appointed and academic activities will also start," Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Rajya Sabha while introducing the bill. With the establishment of an IIM in Guwahati as an institution of national importance, the Assam city - which also has an IIT, AIIMS and NLU - will emerge as an education hub.HTC...