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PROGRAMME INAUGURATIONS

Prof. Milan Kumar, Admissions Chair, IIM Visakhapatnam,
welcomed the new cohort and gave details of the batch
profile. The intake for the year 2022 is 294 students in PGP,
17 students from PGPEx and two in the PhD program in
the Marketing area. The students were admitted after a
rigorous 3-phase admission process. The PGP intake was
higher than the previous year of 196 students. The incoming

batch of PGP has a representation from 21 states, and the
diversity ratio is 28% female and 72% male. They come
from various graduation disciplines such as engineering,
management, science, arts, agriculture, and commerce. This
year, preference has been given to the students who have
work experience, resulting in a batch comprising 72% with

prior work experience and 28% being fresh out of college.
Prof. Milan Kumar, Admissions Chair, IIM Visakhapatnam, welcomed the new cohort and gave details
of the batch profile. The intake for the year 2022 is 294 students in PGP, 17 students from PGPEx and

two in the PhD program in the Marketing area. The students were admitted after a rigorous 3-phase
admission process. The PGP intake was higher than the previous year of 196 students. The incoming batch
of PGP has a representation from 21 states, and the diversity ratio is 28% female and 72% male. They
come from various graduation disciplines such as engineering, management, science, arts, agriculture, and
commerce. This year, preference has been given to the students who have work experience, resulting in a
batch comprising 72% with prior work experience and 28% being fresh out of college.

Prof. Chandrasekhar M, Director, IIM Visakhapatnam,
congratulated the students for getting admission to the

institution after clearing the rigorous 3 phases of the
admission process and wished them a fulfilled journey
ahead. Speaking on occasion, he talked about the
institute’s accomplishments and progress in the recent
past. He congratulated students on being the first
occupants of the permanent campus at Gambheeram,

which is GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment) five-star rated – an initiative of the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Extensive measures have been taken to conserve water, soil and energy in and around the campus. As a
result, the campus has achieved net-zero status in energy and water conservation and carbon footprint.
The institute is also equipped with advanced digital technologies and is disabled-friendly.
He highlighted the institute’s vision statements emphasising creative learning to provide innovative solutions,

relevance and excellence in academics, ethical and sustainable management, equity and inclusivity. In his
address, he quoted Swami Vivekananda’s quote, ‘When there’s a conflict between mind and heart, follow
the heart and be ethical in your domain of work’. He urged the students to be responsible and possess a
socially conscious quotient in addition to the intelligence and emotional quotient.

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