IIM Calcutta hold virtual city meet to welcome 58th MBA batch

The meet, usually conducted in physical mode, was turned into a virtual event due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has welcomed its 58th MBA batch in a virtual city meet with alumni. As many as 480 students and alumni from across the country from cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata participated in the virtual meets.
The meet, usually conducted in physical mode, was turned into a virtual event due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Last year, too, the institute had hosted the incoming students of the 2022 batch digitally.

“Traditionally, these annual city meets are held physically across India for the incoming batch where new students get an opportunity to interact with current students, renowned alumni, and their future batch mates. It also gives them an insight into the life that awaits them at Joka,” an official statement said.

To familiarise students with life at the IIMC campus, the alumni and current batch interacted with incoming students. Notable alumni also shared their experiences at the IIM C campus and the life lessons they learned while pursuing their courses. An orientation session was also held for the new students through an online presentation. As a measure of environmental conservation, IIM Calcutta has also pledged to plant over 350 trees on behalf of those who attended the meet. 

The IIM Calcutta had earlier virtually celebrated the 2021 convocation ceremony. The Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, who is an alumnus of the institute, attended the event as chief guest. During the convocation, sixty-one students of the one-year MBAEx programme and 462 students of the two-year flagship MBA programme were conferred degrees. 

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