01-07-2025
After IIM Lucknow, 49% non-engineers in IIM Sambalpur's new MBA batch
IIM Sambalpur, among the newest IIMs in the country, has admitted 363 students across its flagship MBA and its newly launched MBA in Business Analytics (MBA-BA) programmes for the 2025–27 academic cycle. The institute has reported a slight tilt toward engineering backgrounds this year, with engineers comprising 51.24% of the incoming batch -- a modest 5% rise over shift is more evident in the MBA-BA course, where 61.7% of students have an engineering background. However, in the flagship MBA programme, the numbers are more evenly split: 49.68% engineers and 50.32% from non-engineering key feature of the new MBA-BA batch is that all students have prior work experience in several fields.
The institute also stated that this is expected to improve peer learning and practical application of concepts across FROM ACROSS INDIAThe new batch also shows significant geographical diversity. Students hail from nearly every state and union territory, including the Andaman and Nicobar and Uttar Pradesh account for the largest share at 13% and 12%, respectively, followed by representation from Odisha, Delhi, Telangana, Kerala, and West line with its stated values of inclusivity and innovation, the institute has admitted three students with physical or mobility THEMES, GLOBAL ASPIRATIONSAddressing students at the inaugural ceremony, IIM Sambalpur Director Professor Mahadeo Jaiswal said the institute's vision aligns with national campaigns like 'Digital India' and 'Make in India'.advertisement'We now need to add 'Brand in India' to this list,' Jaiswal said, adding that the institute's AI-enabled classrooms and its Master Weaver initiative exemplify a new-age IIM rooted in social guest V. Srinivas, IAS, Secretary, DARPG, Government of India, said the MBA-BA programme reflects India's broader digital push.'These students will help shape Viksit Bharat with innovation and ethics,' he leaders including Rajiv Kumar of Vedanta Aluminium and Samir Kumar of Amazon India also spoke at the event, offering insights on leadership and future workforce IIM SAMBALPURIIM Sambalpur is one of the premier management institutions in the country and is widely known for its quality education. Spread over approximately 200 acres of land, the IIM Sambalpur was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on February 3, also has tie-ups with Flipkart, Amazon, and SIDBI to support, promote and connect regional weavers with global with sustainable practices and modernised facilities, the campus values its regional art by mapping the traditional IKAT, patterned textile-dyeing technique onto the brick Sambalpur is known for its two-year flagship MBA Programme, and admissions are held via CAT. It also offers an MBA for working professionals at the Delhi Centre at ISID, Vasant Kunj, providing options for a dual-degree Programme in partnership with French in addition to the Executive MBA Programme, the premier institute offers a PhD, Executive PhD, and Management Development Programme (MDP).IIM Sambalpur has played a torchbearer role for other IIMs in terms of gender-diverse classrooms. IIM Sambalpur cut-off is 92 Sambalpur's MBA fee is INR 13.04 Lakh, whereas IIM Sambalpur's average package stood at INR 16.64 LPA and IIM Sambalpur's highest package stood at INR 64.61 LPA for the 2023 batch.- Ends
