IIM Udaipur inaugurates two-year MBA program, assures transformational journey

IIM Udaipur held its two-year MBA program’s inauguration followed by three days-long orientation sessions for the incoming 2020-2022 batch with a strength of 336 students. 

With over 375 participants attending the ceremony, the induction was held digitally in the presence of chief guest Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, (Chairman & CEO, Goldman Sachs India); Prof. Janat Shah and Prof. Rezina Sultana (Director and Academic Dean, IIM Udaipur respectively) along with faculty and incoming students.

Words of wisdom

Addressing the class of 2022 and reflecting on his own journey, Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, asked the students to embrace the coming two years of their MBA journey for they will be transformational as they set out to be the citizens, corporate citizens, citizens of our country and citizens of this world. He said, “Hone your conduct. The ideas that you stand for, the principles that you stand for, and the courage that you bring. Ultimately it will define who you are and how people perceive you and this institution to a degree through you.”

While drawing on his learnings from Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the former President of India, he motivated students by saying that the wheel of progression will always move and their conduct will really define what they hold. He stressed the fact that discipline and teamwork are not only vital for their next two years but these principles will remain the prime attributes outside the campus too.

Prof. Janat Shah also addressed the students by calling the batch of 2022 as the pioneer class of IIM Udaipur. He acknowledged the hard work of the students and assured them a platform and an ecosystem where they can discover what they are good at, and how they can become financially stable, and at the same time, contribute to society.

Congratulating the incoming batch, Prof. Rezina Sultana said, “We welcome you to a transformational journey. Your effort is the key to the door of success. What matters is the consistency to strive throughout the two years.”

Following the inauguration ceremony, the B-School organized several rounds of General Orientations regarding the Institute’s Vision 2030 by Vision Core Team (Faculty - Prof. Prakash Satyavageeswaran, Prof. Ashish Galande, and Prof. Vijayta Doshi), and sessions on career support, placement offerings, gender sensitization, etc.

The legacy of IIM Udaipur

IIM Udaipur has carried forward its legacy by prudently focusing on world-class research and transforming the learning of students, the managers, and leaders of tomorrow. With its consistent efforts, it has gained accreditation from the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in merely eight years of its establishment. Moreover, IIM Udaipur is,

• Now counted in the same league of global institutes like Harvard Business School, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the MIT Sloan School. 
• Listed on the QS 2020 Masters in Management (MIM) rankings and has also joined the Financial Times (FT) MIM Ranking 2019. It is proudly the youngest B-School in the world on both these rankings
• Ranked 17th amongst all B-Schools in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020
• Ranked 4th in India for research in the field of management, based on the publications tracked in the leading global journals (a methodology used by UT Dallas).

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