IIM Sambalpur’s 9th Convocation Makes History With 60% Women Graduates: A First Among IIMs

IIM Sambalpur’s :IIM Sambalpur, one of the premier management institutions, marked a significant milestone as they celebrated their 9th convocation ceremony. In this event, 370 students culminated their academic journey.  This was the first instance at IIM Sambalpur where five different programme students have graduated which included the 9th MBA batch of 316 students (2023-25), the second batch of 38 students in Executive MBA (2022-24), the first batch of 10 students in MBA for Working professionals (2023-25), 6 PhD scholars, and PhD for working professionals.

The graduation ceremony also featured the recognition of outstanding academic achievement of the students as they received chairman’s gold medals for academic and extracurricular performance in the MBA, Executive MBA programme, and MBA for Working Professionals programme respectively. Remarkably, Mr. GM Gupta, an 80-year-old entrepreneur also received his degree towards MBA for Working Professional Programme.

The convocation was graced by Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Honorable Prime Minister as the chief guest. Padma Shri Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Sambalpur and Chairman & CEO, Salesforce India & South Asia also dignified the occasion.

Ashish Garg, Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, was the Guest of Honour. Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, along with deans, faculty members, graduating students, and their parents, was present at the ceremony.

During his keynote address, Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, praised gender ratio, i.e., 60% females in MBA class of IIM Sambalpur and suggested to let it go to 80%.

While admiring world-class campus infrastructure, he added, “IIM Sambalpur in its decade of existence has earned a reputation for integrating various activities. The institute upholds core values of innovation, integrity, and inclusiveness. It has incorporated artificial intelligence into its educational framework, which is a significant initiative. I commend IIM Sambalpur for launching the Master Weavers program for the weavers of Western Odisha; this is a commendable effort and contributes to the regional development.”

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