7 reasons why IIM Kozhikode is special - An alumni perspective - (jump to segments in description)

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In 2021, the fifth IIM will celebrate its 25th anniversary, with a global network of 10,000 alumni. Over the last quarter-century, IIM Kozhikode has been a trailblazer on so many fronts and created its own special identity and experience for its stakeholders - students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Everyone has heard about its intoxicatingly beautiful hilltop campus that gave it the moniker 'God's Own Kampus'. IIMK is in the press regularly for its diversity leadership ever since it was the first IIM to have more than 50% women in 2013. But there is so much more that makes IIMK special and we organized this special webinar with our alumni for you to hear it in their own words. Alumni who have lived the experience both on campus for two years as well as the alumni experience. They have weighed in on several areas where IIMK is special, unique, or a leader.

This webinar will be insightful not just for prospective students, but also for alumni to hear about the full spectrum of activities under the IIMK umbrella as well as recruiters and other interested stakeholders.

Here are time stamps for you to jump to specific segments:
7 reasons why IIM Kozhikode is special:
02:00 - Incredible campus and all-round student experience
20:37 - Great career opportunities throughout one's career
37:33 - Academic innovation and exceptional faculty
48:50 - Deep entrepreneurship ecosystem
56:47 - Diversity and inclusion leader
1:05:30 - Most engaged alumni network
1:11:57 - International exposure and thought leadership
Questions and answers
1:17:15 - Q&A
1:17:15 - IIM Kozhikode vs other top business schools
1:19:17 - Choosing between the different full-time programs
1:24:57 - IIM Kozhikode's location - Busting the myth that it's 'remote' - For a finance exec from Mumbai, you have direct flights to get to IIMs ABCKL!
1:26:30 - Should COVID 19 impact anyone's decision on whether to join or postpone joining business school
1:30:27 - What is life on Kampus like? Is it fun? How is Calicut?
1:33:00 - Is there anything you wish you had known before which would have enhanced your experience at IIMK?
1:36:25 - How does an incoming / current student prepare themselves well to secure a job with their dream recruiters at IIMK in:
strategy consulting
investment banking and private equity
sales and marketing / FMCG
e-commerce and fast-growth tech
1:45:27 - What is your favourite memory of IIM Kozhikode?
1:52:40 - Work-in-progress teaser of the new IIMK anthem - 'Baadalon mein class' - Final version yet to be released!

There is such a rich diversity of experiences on Kampus and these alumni took part in different student committees, interest groups, competitions outside the campus, and foreign exchange. Their thinking and mindset were fundamentally changed by different faculty and courses. On the webinar, they shared these in detail to paint a rich view of what makes IIM Kozhikode special.

They had different experiences on campus and took different paths after campus, into investment banking and private equity, entrepreneurship and venture capital, strategy consulting, sales and marketing, and e-commerce.

The panel included:
Debanjan Bhadury, Class of 2007 - The Rohatyn Group
Prakriti Sharma, Class of 2015 - Hindustan Unilever
Revant Bhate, Class of 2009 - Mosaic Wellness
Shruti Khandelwal, Class of 2019 - McKinsey & Company
Smrithi Ravichandran, Class of 2010 - Flipkart
Moderated by:
Ronald Philip, Class of 2005 - Agility