IIMB Welcomes EPGP Class Of 2021-22 On 2nd April

Abstract

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) welcomed 75 students to the virtual inauguration of the globally ranked one-year full-time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) 2021-22. Twenty per cent of the class this year comprises women. Twenty per cent of the batch is from non-engineering backgrounds.

Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Bangalore, Professor Abhoy Ojha, Dean Programmes, Professor Ashis Mishra, Chairperson, Admissions, and Professor Sabarinathan G, Chairperson, EPGP, addressed the class, this afternoon.

Pointing out that the last year has prompted fresh thinking in strategy for the country’s growth, Prof. Rishikesha Krishnan said frameworks were being built for changes in order to boost economic growth. “There is a good chance that many of these projects and investments will create a whole set of new opportunities for professionals like you in the years ahead. The timing you have chosen to join this programme is quite opportune from the perspective of the growth of the economy. Study the business environment carefully before you focus on specific sectors,” he said.