Ranchi: The much-awaited classes of the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi (IIM-Ranchi) will start on Wednesday.

The IIM-Ranchi was inaugurated by Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook on Tuesday evening.

The classes will begin at Soochna Bhavan, a five-storey building of the information and public relations department here.

Besides the governor, IIM-Kolkata Director Shekhar Chaudhary and senior government officials were present at the inauguration.

According to an official, the first batch consists of 56 students. IANS