IIM Jammu, Ladakh administration join hands to set up Leh campus with BBA from 2026-27

The Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu) and the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will establish an IIM Jammu campus in Leh.

The new campus will start with a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA Hons) programme from the 2026 to 27 academic year. The BBA (Hons) programme will have a proposed seat intake of 60 students. 

The undergraduate course will give admission to students from across India and will also combine management education while addressing the educational needs of the people in the Ladakh region. The MoU was signed in Leh on September 25, 2026.

The agreement was signed by B S Sahay, IIM Jammu Director and Professor, and Bhanu Prabha, Administrative Secretary, Higher Education, Administration of Ladakh. The signing event was attended by VK Saxena, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor; Milind Kamble, IIM Jammu Board of Governors Chairman and Ashish Kundra, Ladakh Chief Secretary.

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IIM Jammu Leh campus to support management education

The new Leh campus of IIM Jammu is expected to be more than a teaching centre. According to IIM Jammu, the new campus will also support entrepreneurship, innovation, incubation, executive education, skill development and research.

The campus will offer programmes and services like career counselling, faculty development and capacity-building initiatives for government officials and other stakeholders involved. It will also work on activities like research, consultancy and mentoring.

The four-year BBA programme will be the campus’s first course that will be taught. IIM Jammu said the programme will allow students to study management while getting exposed to the social and economic situations of Ladakh.

The institute and the UT administration said the collaboration will help give access to management education in the region and contribute towards developing local skills and entrepreneurship.

The initiative will also boost the academic and knowledge ecosystem in Ladakh by linking higher education with regional development and creating job opportunities for students, researchers and entrepreneurs.