kolkata first woman director of indian institute of management calcutta iimc anju seth has stepped down from her post in the backdrop of confrontation with the teaching facultyshe resigned from the post one year before end of her tenure in the premier management instituteshe has sent a letter to union ministry of education asking them to relieve her of the responsibilitiesyes i have sent in my resignation letter on sunday i am not well right now im disappointed as im leaving a dream only partially fulfilled it is not what i had sought she told ptishe had taken two days sick leave before putting in her papersseth the first woman director of the prestigious iimc had taken over the charge in 2018dean of external relations prashant mishra will be helming the institution temporarily sources in the iimc saidher decision to quit came amid a tiff with the teaching faculty of the institutiona section of teachers of the 60yearold iimc had recently complained to union ministry of education about seths conductseth had countered the accusation saying that the faculty was trying to curb her powers as the director of iimc a source in the institute saidthe source said in her resignation letter seth had stated that certain groups in the premier bschool were resisting her bid of improve governance bring reforms in the existing academic matters and encroaching on her executive powersa majority of the faculty had turned against her accusing her of high handedness and she also lost the confidence of many board the source saidin her letter seth hoped for a bright future of the instituionim proud that i tried my best and that i have disrupted the conventional barriers that were holding back the opportunity for iim calcutta to emerge as a worldclass institution she saidhoping that in the future the institute will continue to build on a culture of transparency and accountability as core values seth said i have been privileged to work with many dedicated and talented people and wish them the very best for the futureindicating she wont nurture any bitter memories seth concluded i continue to be a proud alumnus of iim calcutta and shall always beseth had served as the professor of management at virginia tech us and also held the position of professor of business administration at the university of illinois