Sambalpur, Sep 23: IIM Sambalpur, one of the premier management institutions, announced the introduction of AI in a big way which will transform the way students learn in classrooms.
IIM Sambalpur commemorated its 10th Foundation Day by reflecting a decade of excellence and transformative achievements that underscore its commitment to innovation, inclusiveness and integrity. Since its inception, the institution of national importance has aimed at imparting management education through action-oriented research, value-driven consulting and experiential learning pedagogy and is rapidly emerging as a leader in business education, pioneering new benchmarks in gender diversity, placements, cultural development, sustainability initiatives, and technological advancements.
Uday A. Kaole, Chairman and Managing Director of MCL, graced the event as the chief guest, while Dr. Anurag Batra was the guest of honor. Nishita Baliarsingh, Co-founder & CEO, Nexus Power and Anindya Ghosh, Associate Partner, IBM were the keynote speakers.
Delivering a welcome address, Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur said, “I express sincere thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and everyone who contributed to building this world-class institute. I want to highlight some unique highlights of the institute. IIM Sambalpur, which began with just 49 MBA students in 2015, is today a proud institution with 320 MBA students and a ground-breaking 75% female student body. We created world-class infrastructure andprocessof onboarding 60 plus of start-ups under our incubation centre, and promoted international collaborations.
Furthermore, he said, “We today announce the implementation of AI in classrooms for the transformative learning experience.”
He also spoke about plans to organize a Women's Empowerment Summit in February to further the goals of Viksit Bharat. IIM Sambalpur is well-positioned to emerge as a global leader in management education. IIM Sambalpur this year will have three Centers of Excellence, a more diverse MBA program that is in line with NEP’s focused efforts towards international accreditations, and expansion of campus this year.
Uday Kaole, CMD, MCLsaid, “IIM Sambalpur is the most vibrant and most talked about IIM. With IIM Sambalpur, students are in the best hands. I congratulate IIM Sambalpur for everything they have done till now. I congratulate Dr. Jaiswal who is the power behind this institute, towards making it unstoppable. Through this address, I offer access to great talents from IIM Sambalpur to see the business aspect at MCL, the largest coal producer in the country.”
Nishita Balliarsingh, Co-founder & CEO, Nexus Power as a keynote speaker inspired students by speaking about consistency of efforts and being honest with yourself.
Anindya Ghosh, Associate Partner, IBM as a keynote speaker emphasized on focused efforts and giving your 100%, love what you do, financial planning at early stage.
Dr. Anurag Batra, Guest of Honor,iterated on the importance of sleep, helping others, working towards sustainability, and being optimistic.
