Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has opened its 2024-26 Post Graduate Program (PGP) batch, with 40 per cent female representation, the highest in 18 years. the program welcomed 535 management and 72 business analytics candidates, with 11 international students.
The orientation programme for the new batch will be organized from 11 June to 24 June 2024. The inauguration ceremony featured a keynote address by PC Musthafa, CEO of iD Fresh Food, who shared inspiring insights from his journey, from being a school dropout to a successful entrepreneur. He mentioned, "All this was possible because I did not give up. I had the courage to leave a well-paid job to make idlis. There was a time when we took nine months to sell 100 packets. Today, we feed idlis to more than two million Indians across the globe."
The new batch includes 12 women PhD students, making up over 50 per cent, from various backgrounds including startups, defense sectors, IIMB's NSR pre-doc program, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) program. PGP and PGPBA candidates have an average work experience of 20-27 months. The average age group of these students is 24-26 years. A total of 73 per cent of PGP students belong to engineering, 14 per cent to commerce, and 6 per cent to arts and science each.
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