IIM Kashipur 12th Convocation: 598 students graduate in largest-ever cohort; women participation rises

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM Kashipur) has hosted its 12th convocation ceremony where 598 students were conferred degrees across five programmes. The graduating students were part of four MBA and one PhD programme.

Around 319 students graduated from the MBA programme, 161 from MBA (Analytics), 34 from executive MBA (E-MBA), 72 from executive MBA in analytics (EMBAA) and 12 from PhD course.

Sharing insights from his days at the management institute, chief guest Alok Agarwal, senior advisor at Reliance Industries, said: “Coming back to an IIM convocation brings back memories - telex machines at Bank of America, the early days of computer science and the signature Vadilal icecreams. In just one generation, we’ve moved from punch cards to AI, from waiting days for a reply to being surrounded by satellites. Most things remain the same, except for the advancements in technology and its rapid growth.”

The ceremony also recognised outstanding academic and holistic achievements of the graduates by presenting them with 10 medals including 5 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. Moreover, 24 students were also honoured with certificates under the director’s merit list for their exceptional academic record, as per the official statement.

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“Reflecting the institute’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, approximately 33% of the graduating cohort comprised women. Notably, the MBA (Analytics) program recorded an impressive 70% representation of women, highlighting the increasing presence of women leaders in the fields of analytics and data-driven management,” the institute said.

The management institute has also partnered with more than 450 international universities and has launched STEP 2025 in collaboration with ALBA (Greece) and the Technical University of Munich, it added.

In addition, IIM Kashipur is among the top 25 in the list of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings, and accolades from the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA).

Somnath Chakrabarti, director and dean of academics at IIM Kashipur, said: “At IIM Kashipur, we believe management education must stay rooted in the realities of the world it seeks to lead. We are aligning academic practice with global shifts—from AI-driven analytics and sustainable development to India’s rise as a skill-building and manufacturing hub. Our students are being prepared to navigate not only business complexity but also societal change. As educators, we believe that fostering ethical, empathetic, and responsible leadership is as important as building strategic and analytical capability.