IIM Sambalpur starts 10th batch flagship MBA programme with 76% female students

The Indian Institute of Management, IIM Sambalpur, known for setting new standards in gender diversity, showcased remarkable female representation this year, with three times more female students enrolled in the flagship MBA programme than males in its 10th MBA batch of 2024-26. The inaugural event was graced by eminent industry leaders including Subrat Tripathy, president of development of Adani Group as the Chief Guest; Sumit Sangwan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Havells India Pvt Ltd as the keynote speaker, while Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur delivered the welcome note. During the welcome address, Professor Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director of IIM Sambalpur highlighted the institution's establishment by the Government of India in 2015 and said, "Welcome to IIM Sambalpur, where we stand by our core values of innovation, integrity, and Inclusiveness, the idea of gender diversity was pioneered at IIM Sambalpur. Earlier, Professor Siddharth G Majhi, Chair, Admission, provided an introduction to the 10th Batch of MBA, while the Introduction of the MBA programme was given by Professor Atri Sengupta, Chair, PGP and an address, on AOL and IIM Sambalpur's Accreditation Journey so Far, was narrated by Professor Soumya Guha Deb, Chair, Ranking & Accreditation.