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IIM Kozhikode is planning to increase the intake of women in its management courses from the next academic session to increase gender diversity. It is expected that the institute will add about 60 seats to the college and will follow a trend that was recently adopted by the IITs of the country.
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) has decided to increase the number of seats for women in its postgraduate management programmes with an aim to better the gender diversity of the institute.
IIM Kozhikode is planning to increase the seats with an addition of 60 more for women candidates from the next academic year. According to a recent analysis and report, the number of women in the college has decreased since 2013.
The attempt is similar to the one initiated by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) early this year where they added around 8,000 seats for women in their undergraduate B.Tech programmes to encourage girl students to take up engineering courses in India. IIM Kozhikode is following the same steps as per the directions of the MHRD to improve the gender ratio in its campus.
Director and Professor at IIM-K, Mr. Debashis Chatterjee during an interview with a leading newspaper said that the institute aims to admit students from varied backgrounds and work experiences rather than just focusing on the numbers. Although the Common Admission Test (CAT) score will play a major role, but will not be the sole criteria for admissions in management level programmes at IIM.
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He continued by saying that the IIM now enjoy an autonomous status and they shall be allowed to explore its own paths of excellence. The institute will adhere for the reservations of socially disadvantaged communities as well, added Mr. Chatterjee.
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Mr. Prashant Mishra, Dean of IIM Calcutta also revealed that the percentage of female participation in their college increased from 26%-32% in the last five to six years.
