LUCKNOW, Feb. 5 -- With a view to facilitating an intensive interface between the industry and the graduating students, the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) plans to set up a corporate park around the campus.

On the lines of research and innovation parks at the IITs (Madras, Bombay, Delhi, etc), IIM-L director prof MP Gupta, who came from IIT-Delhi, has come up with the idea of a corporate park.

The proposal has been discussed at length by the IIM-L director with senior faculty members, and the institute is expected to approach chief minister Yogi Adityanath shortly to seek logistical and administrative support for the project.

"The IIM-L campus itself is spread over 185 acres of land, and a corporate park will require s...