The new batch of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) for 2022-2024 comprises of students who are scientists, fashion designers and travel bloggers. The institute says these are initiatives to ensure a more inclusive and diverse batch.
The institute spokesperson said, “IIMB strives towards diversity and inclusion, and has taken several initiatives such as launching a predoc program towards inclusion.” The B-School, which has about 34% female in its latest batch, is striving to increase the sex ratio on the campus. Newer IIMs such as IIM-Kozhikode and IIM-Raipur have performed in gender diversity compared to the older ones.
One of the students inducted into the new batch of IIM-B is a former ISRO scientist with five years of work experience in planning, analyzing and conducting satellite mission operations. Another student is a fashion design graduate from NIFT Delhi and has worked as a fashion designer in an apparel buying house for more than four years. Then there is a travel blogger and photographer who worked on projects for travel brands like Beyond Travel, Kushi, Tourism Authority of Thailand etc.
A diversified profile is an attempt to bring a diverse set of companies to the campus. During the placement season, the 2020-2022 batch saw 662 offers, bringing in all 513 students, where consulting companies made 248 offers and recruiters from the Information Technology and Product Management domains made 141 offers.
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