Kozhikode, April 19, 2024: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) welcomed its fifth batch of the one-year MBA programme, the Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership (PGP-BL) to the Campus, here recently. The premier institute hosted Mr. Ganesan Ramachandran, Managing Director-Tech Strategy and Tech Advisory, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd., as the Chief Guest in an event presided over by Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode and attended by members of the faculty, Staff and students from the incoming cohort of PGP-BL.
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- Ganesan Ramachandran, Managing Director-Tech Strategy and Tech Advisory, Accenture graces occasion as the Chief Guest in the presence of Director IIMK Prof. Debashis Chatterjee
- Cohort consists of 31 % female candidates out of a 67 student cohort from different industry backgrounds with an average work experience of 4.9 yrs.
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In his inaugural address, Mr. Ganesan Ramachandran appreciated the incoming cohort’s ‘propensity to learn’ and termed their decision to give a reboot to their career, as a bold one. He encouraged the students to realise their strength and weaknesses to become better versions of themselves. Offering insights from his long corporate career he further shared that ‘connecting the dots’, ‘reading to be ahead of time’ and ‘using technology to their advantage’; as other key attributes that will give them an edge, in the long haul.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, encouraged the latest IIMK entrants to seek ‘clarity’ not information; to ‘focus on results, not activities’ and to value social and human capital by seeking ‘Compassionate Engagement’. Further, he also exhorted the students to develop a holistic leadership mind-set so as to integrate sustainability, social, behavioural, and other aspects in decision making which as personality traits are increasingly becoming the need of the hour. He also explained the fine nuances of the PGP-BL programme that is strongly equipped to explore these possibilities and give them a solid academic and industrial footing for future.
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The new batch of PGP-BL comprises of 67 students from 17 States/UTs and different industry backgrounds with an average work experience of 4.9 yrs. 31% of the batch comprises of female candidates in line with IIM Kozhikode’s resolve for gender diversity and commitment to promoting women in management. Services (32.8%), IT (20.9%), BFSI & Consulting (20.9%) account majorly for incoming cohort’s industry background. 68% students are in the 25-27 age group in this unique offering of One-Year, full time, residential MBA, which is now emerging as one of the most sought after programmes in the country for young experienced professionals.
About Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode: The fifth IIM to be established by Govt. of India in 1996, IIMK started its academic journey in 1997 with its flagship Postgraduate Program (PGP). The Institute is on a high growth trajectory today, offering widest range of academic programs in the field of management education. These include Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD), Executive PG Programmes, Management Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programs. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education. IIMK has also the unique distinction of launching a PhD (Practice Track) programme for working professionals besides bringing in new dynamic courses like one-year Post Graduate programme in Business Leadership (2019) MBA in Finance and MBA in Liberal Studies & Management (2020). The institute is also home to IIMK LIVE a first-of-its-kind startup incubation programme, the Indian Business Museum and six other Centres of Excellences encompassing diverse areas. IIMK is ranked 3rd as per NIRF India Rankings 2023: Management. The institute also made its global debut for its flagship MBA and EMBA programme in the 2020/21 QS World University Rankings. In 2023, IIM Kozhikode also broke into Top-100 in Financial Times Ranking for Open Enrollment Programme (Rank #72) and Masters in Management (MBA) (Rank #77). Institute is globally accredited by EQUIS (EFMD) and AMBA (UK). Submitted by Mr. Vikas Panicker
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