The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode welcomed the latest inductees of its flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) along with the incoming students from PGP-Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM), PGP-Finance and Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD).The IIM Kozhikode welcomes PGP batch with 604 students. The institute has registered that nearly 41% of the incoming MBA students are from a non-engineering background. The diverse batch also composes of doctors, lawyers, designers and architects.
A total of 604 students have been admitted into the PGP (483 students), PGP-LSM (53 students), PGP-F (40 students) and DPM (PhD) (28 students) programmes of the institute.
About 35% of the present cohort is from top colleges with a NIRF rank below 30 and about 17 % of the incoming MBA students are from the IITs/NITs. Moreover, 12% of the students also have a professional certification such as CA/CS/ICWA/CFA/FRM.
RS Sodhi, Managing Director at Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (AMUL), delivered the inaugural address to the students. He said that crisis is a ‘blessing in disguise’ and the young managers will gain first-hand experience in crisis management, as they begin their B-school journey on blended learning mode. He emphasised the importance in driving the business objectives, brand communication, product placement and a human-centric HR policy in creating an ageless and efficient organization. He also invoked the young managers of tomorrow to use their knowledge, skills and education to create wealth and a voice for growth without disparity. Source : The Indian Express