IIM-K is among the Top 5 B-Schools in India, according to NIRF 2022: Management Rankings, released by the Education Ministry.
IIM Kozhikode students wear desi attire, discard gowns. (Twitter)
In a first for the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), graduating students of IIM-Kozhikode in Kerala threw out the ceremonial black convocation gowns and opted for desi clothes instead.
At the silver jubliee 25th annual graduation ceremony of IIM-K on Saturday, 8 April, students were resplendent in kurta-pyjamas, kurta-mundus, and sarees as they lined up to receive their degrees and titles.
The convocation saw 1,166 students being conferred with degrees by the chief guest, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, according to an IIM-K press release.
“All 1,166 students, both male (kurta-pyjamas, mundus) and female (kurta-pyjama, sarees), were dressed in traditional Indian attire in matching maroon hues to celebrate IIM-K’s ‘Motto and Vision 2047 – Globalizing Indian Thought’,” the release said.
Degrees were conferred on students from IIM-K’s doctoral programme in management (PhD), the flagship post graduate programme in management (PGP), the one-year, full-time post graduate programme in business leadership (PGP-BL), and the executive post graduate programme in management (Kozhikode and Kochi Campus).
The toppers in each programme were awarded gold medals.
IIM Kozhikode has, in the past 25 years, steadily risen up the ranks of management schools in the country.
It is now among the Top 5 B-Schools in the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022: Management Rankings, released by the Union Ministry of Education.
It is also the only IIM to be ranked among the Top 2 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2021 (ARIIA 2021), popularly known as the Atal Innovation Rankings.
In his convocation address, Muraleedharan congratulated the graduating students and appreciated the IIM Kozhikode community for creating best-in-class human resources and leaders for the world.
“The century belongs to young minds and brilliant ambassadors like you. The next 25 years are crucial to India’s trajectory and growth story.
“You have a significant role to play in this tech-driven century by nurturing entrepreneurship to create an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Linking personal goals to national goals is the key to achieve this,” Muraleedharan said.
Delighted to be part of the 25th Annual Convocation of @IIMKozhikode.
Congratulate all the graduating students – on this important occasion. Confident that their learnings will immensely help them to contribute to shaping new India. pic.twitter.com/IgtIkwyicR
— V Muraleedharan / വി മുരളീധരൻ (@VMBJP) April 8, 2023
Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO and managing director of Tata Power Company was the guest of honour for the afternoon session of the convocation ceremony.
Romal Shetty, CEO of Deloitte India, was the chief guest at the forenoon session involving graduating students from the EPGP programmes.
Among others who attended the event were A Vellayan, chairperson of the IIM-K Board of Governors, IIM-K director Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, and public figures from the city of Kozhikode.
The convocation events were kicked off the previous evening by a special concert by singer Kailash Kher.
Glimpses from the amazing Live performance of the legendary Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa at IIM Kozhikode’s Open Air Theatre on the eve of the 25th Annual Convocation.
What an Evening!
Thank you @Kailashkher for an unforgettable tryst with the God’s Own Campus. pic.twitter.com/QwpoF4cl6Z
— IIM Kozhikode (@IIMKozhikode) April 8, 2023
(With inputs from PTI)
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