IIM Sambalpur begins new MBA batch; Female enrolment at 48%

The institute states that the seventh MBA batch has a strength of 169 students is a vibrant combination of gender and academic diversity. 

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur commenced its MBA for the academic session 2021-23 on July 19, 2021. The programme has begun via virtual mode considering the ongoing pandemic situation. According to the reports, as many as 48 per cent of the total students enrolled this year are females. This is a small increase from last year when 44 per cent of students in the batch were females.

The institute states that the seventh MBA batch has a strength of 169 students is a vibrant combination of gender and academic diversity. “We have adopted a policy to make campus inclusive. Stream-wise, as many as 67 per cent of the candidates are from an engineering background and 65 per cent of students have prior working experience,” the institute said. IIM Sambalpur will be conducting online classes due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The institute has introduced flipped classrooms and thereby following a blended pedagogy.