Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur has announced the commencement of its tenth batch of the flagship MBA programme, stating that 76 per cent or 244 of the total students enrolled are female candidates, while 24 per cent or 76 are male candidates. According to the institute, another key feature of the batch is that 60 per cent of the students are non-engineers.
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“It is noteworthy that out of the total 320 students enrolled in this group, 76% (244 students) were female students and 24% (76 students) were male students, exemplifying diversity,” the institute said in a press release. In addition, the percentage of non-engineers increased significantly to 60% (194 students), while 40% of the students were from the engineering field (126 students).”
The institute said that among the non-engineers, 19 per cent are from science and commerce background, while 12.5 per cent are from management, and 4 per cent are from arts background.
It said 46 per cent (146) of the students have prior work experience, while 54 per cent (174) are new.
The inaugural ceremony of the batch was attended by industry stalwarts including Subrata Tripathi, President – ​​Business Development, Adani Group as the Chief Guest, Sumit Sangwan, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Havells India Pvt. Ltd. as the Keynote Speaker, Professor Mahadev Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur delivered the welcome address, and faculty members and students.
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“…Before 2017, the percentage of female students in MBA classes across all IIMs, including IIM Sambalpur, was less than 11%. In 2017, we took the bold decision to implement a policy that reduced the cut-off by an additional 5% for female candidates at the time of calling for interview and then preparing a common merit list. This initiative created history by achieving 50% female enrolment from 2017, a model that has been adopted by all IIMs since then,” Prof. Jaiswal said during his address.
