IIM-K welcomes fifth batch of business leadership course

The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode has welcomed its fifth batch of the one-year MBA programme, Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership, to the campus. The premier institute hosted Ganesan Ramachandran, Managing Director-Tech Strategy and Tech Advisory, Accenture Services., as the chief guest in an event presided over by Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K, and attended by members of the faculty, staff and students from the incoming cohort of PGP-BL, a press release said here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Chatterjee encouraged the latest IIM-K entrants to seek ‘clarity’, not information, to ‘focus on results, not activities’ and to value social and human capital by seeking ‘Compassionate Engagement’. The new batch of PGP-BL comprises 67 students from 17 States/UTs with different industry backgrounds, with an average work experience of 4.9 years, and 31% of the batch comprises female candidates in line with IIM Kozhikode’s resolve for gender diversity and commitment to promoting women in management. Services, IT, BFSI & Consulting account majorly for incoming cohort’s industry background, and 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.