IIM-Kozhikode Admits Near to 200 Women, About 50% in 2013-15 Batch

IIM-Kozhikode Admits Near to 200 Women, About 50% in 2013-15 Batch

KOCHI: In an effort in gender diversity, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, has admitted near to 200 women, about half, rolling around in its post graduate programme from the 2013-15 batch, a few of whom are national talents in various fields.

IIM-K's PGP 17 batch has inducted 361 students of whom 165 are men and 196 are women, an IIM-K press release said.

The institute has admitted a wide talent profile such as Priya Chandak, who represented India on the planet Skating Championships, Prakriti Sharma, a national level swimmer and basketball player and V Lekshmi,All India CBSE Topper in 2007.

The batch has 85 per cent students with bachelors degree in Engineering and Technology, 11 percent from Commerce and Economics and four per-cent from Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Agriculture.

Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K said the aim was to create a unique academic space that might challenge convention. "This season we've not only led in ensuring gender diversity but additionally admitted national talent from the field of sports, music, martial arts along with the social sector," he said.