New Delhi : Professor Ishwar Dayal, a doyen of Indian management education and founder director, IIM, Lucknow passed away today morning at New Delhi after prolonged illness. He

was 90

Despite his advanced age Prof Dayal was mentally agile playing the role of Chief Mentor of Birla Institute of Management Technology, BIMTECH, Greater Noida since 2012.

Prof. Dayal served as the first full-time Director of the fourth national level management institute– Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. In 1963, Prof. Dayal started teaching at IIM, Kolkata and later moved to IIM, Ahmedabad.

He also served as the founding Dean of International Management Institute, New Delhi, Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi and leader of UNDP/ILO Project on Management Development in Nigera.

He served several business organizations for nearly 15 years and held senior management positions at Alembic, Philips and Metal Box.

News of Prof. Ishwar Dayal’s demise was received with grief by leaders in management education and corporate world across the country.

Prof. Pritam Singh, former director, IIM, Lucknow and MDI, Gurgaon; Dr Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor, NMIMS University, Mumbai; Fr Abraham, Director, XLRI; Dr Bakul Dhaloka, Director General, IMI and Dr H Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH have condoled his death and paid tributes to Prof Dayal’s illustrious contribution to the Indian management education.

In a tribute Dr Rajan Saxena, VC, NMIMS, Mumbai said, “I am saddened by this news. My association with Prof. Ishwar Dayal goes back to 1982 when he took over as founding Director of IIM Lucknow. We have lost a great teacher, an institution builder, a friend, mentor and an amazing leader.”

In his message Dr. H Chaturvedi, Director BIMTECH said, “Prof Dayal was a fountainhead of ideas, strong conviction and institution builder. We were fortunate to have been mentored by Prof Dayal in our journey of excellence. We shall miss the presence of a great teacher.”

Prof. Dayal went to University of California to study mechanical engineering and later specialized in Clinical Psychology. He took up post graduate studies in New York and London.

Prof. Dayal has been consultant to many large organizations in India such as Power Finance Corporation, Life Insurance Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation, Indo-Burma Petroleum, Air India, Indian Airlines, National Thermal Power Corporation, Mafatlal Industries, DCM, Voltas, Bank of Baroda among others.

He has served on several Government commissions and committees. In 1990 he chaired a Ministry of Human Resource Development committee to recommend on Policy Perspectives for Management Education that presented the report 2001.

Prof. Dayal has served on the Corporate Boards of several organizations. He was Chairman, DCM Ltd., for two and half years, and member of the Board of Bharat Electronic Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, National Textile Corporation, U.P. Roadways Corporation among others. He was on the Governing Board of management schools.

Prof. Dayal has published 27 books and monographs and over 240 papers in journals and periodicals in India and abroad.