Indian Institute of Management Calcutta conducted its Annual Convocation 2021 over a virtual ceremony today. The landmark event was graced by the IIM Calcutta alumnus and Chief Economic Advisor to Govt. of India, Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian as the Chief Guest along with Shrikrishna Kulkarni, Chairperson - Board of Governors, IIM Calcutta and DrSubir Bhattacharya, Director-in-charge, IIM Calcutta.
462 students of the 56th batch of the 2-year flagship MBA programme were awarded their degrees, 61 students were awarded for the 1-Year MBAEx Programme. The award of diplomas was announced for 36 students in Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX VLM) and 57 students in Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA). The Institute also conferred 14 students with their PhD degrees. Commencing this year, a new doctoral student award 'Nirmal Chandra Memorial Doctoral Student Award' has been instituted for PhD graduating candidate obtaining the highest CGPA. The e-ceremony began with the introduction of the Chief Guest and the presentation of the Annual Report by Dr Subir Bhattacharya, Director-in-charge and concluded with a vote of thank and the singing of the national anthem.