Mr. Premchand, When we place our views all pros & cons need to be vetted. You have picked up only one angle which may not contribute towards the complete picture in true sense. Keeping my emotions aside I am Student of EMEP 06 batch & have been happily travelling to Kozhikode for on Campus sessions.Students strive for IIM for Quality not Quantity. The group of Professors IIMK has are exceptionally talented & the biggest asset is their determination to ensure each student takes back the true learnings. Coming to the point of remoteness & shillong let me assure u , Alumni of various courses in IIMK have taken the batton of ensuring Industry gets the true character of IIMK and am sure once Shillong comes up it'll be the same. The most respectatble part of IIMK faculty is most of them have left lucarative Industry offers / International assignment & have come to IIMK just of the love for teaching & building Indias future. This commitment will come only when IIM's are fostered in interior areas. These are my personal opinion which has been throughly dwelled upon before posting keeping aside all sentiments. Rgds