Education | The Indian Express
The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) held its 27th Annual Convocation in a two-day ceremony, where the Institute conferred degrees to 1,318 students across eight programmes. The Convocation was conducted over a period of two days for the first time in IIM Kozhikode’s history, as claimed by the Institute.
On day 1, 677 students from five regular full-time IIMK programmes — Post Graduate Programme (PGP), PGP in Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM), PGP in Finance (PGP-FIN), PGP in Business Leadership (PGP-BL), and the Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD) — received their degrees. Prof. Soumitra Dutta, Dean of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, was the Chief Guest, whereas Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, served as a guest of honour.
| Programme/Batch | Particulars | Name |
|---|---|---|
| PGP27 | Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance – First | Naman Mehta A |
| Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance – Second | Jatin Bansal | |
| Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance – Third | Rahul Kumar Thakur | |
| Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance | Naman Mehta A | |
| PGPBL05 | Academic Excellence | Vallari Naik |
| All Round Excellence | Ananth Krishnan Geeth Krishnan | |
| PGP-FIN04 | Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance | Vemparala Venkat |
| Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance | Vipul Jain | |
| PGP-LSM04 | Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance | Gaddameedi Eekshitha |
| Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance | Gaddameedi Eekshitha | |
| EPGP 15 | Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance (First Rank) | Ms. SOWMYA KOPALLE |
| Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance (Second Rank) | Ms. SHILPI PARIDA | |
| Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance (Third Rank) | Mr. ANKUR CHAKRABORTY | |
| EPGP09 Batch – Kochi Campus | Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance | Mr Jeeson Thekkekara |
On the day 2, 641 students from IIMK’s Executive Education programmes —Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP – Interactive Learning Mode), the EPGP Kochi Campus, and the PhD in Management – Practice Track for working professionals were conferred with degrees from Dr V Narayanan, Chairperson, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), served as the chief guest on the occasion, mentioned the press release.
In the convocation, 38 doctoral degrees were also awarded—a record for the institute and double the number from previous years. This includes 29 PhDs from the regular full-time track and 9 PhDs awarded under the practice track, IIMK’s unique doctoral programme for working professionals.
IIM Kozhikode maintained its standing, ranking among the top 3 Management Institutes in India as per NIRF 2024. On the global front, IIMK’s PGP secured the 68th rank in the FT Masters in Management 2024, while its Executive Education ranked 70th globally.
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