Assam Institute of Management (AIM) Establised in 1988 by the government of Assam to promote professional management in Northeast India , the Institute has been conducting Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management ( PGDBM) Programme since 1994, At the special request of the then Chief Minister of Assam , late Sri Hiteswar Saikia , the AICTE accorded approval to the Programme. Despite having infrastructural deficiencies , the AICTE has veen according approval to the Programme mainly because of the rich academic content and faculty resource.