New Delhi, March 19 -- The ripple effects of a disruption in cooking gas supply due to the West Asia conflict have begun to show up in India's top management institutes, which house thousands of students and staff.

While there is no uniform crisis across campuses, multiple Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) told Mint they have taken precautionary steps over the past week as delays in LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinder refills started affecting kitchen operations. Measures have ranged from trimming menus to securing supplies through local administrative support.

"LPG crisis has been severe," said Devashish Das Gupta, chairperson, student affairs, IIM Lucknow. "We have cut short the menu in the past week. After a series of request...