VIRTUAL ONBOARDING OF 57TH BATCH , CLASS OF 2022, OF IIM CALCUTTA
Fresher's Welcome & Orientation Programme
A10 day-long orientation programme for MBA 2020-22, 57th Batch and the new Doctoral Students was conducted online. The programme included interaction with faculty with all academic groups, addresses by Chairperson-Admissions, Dean-Academic, Dean-NIER, Chairperson-CDPO, and CAO. Other sessions also held were on plagiarism, sensitization towards equal opportunities for students, Entrepreneurship@IIMC, Gender Sensitization, Library orientation, briefing on Anti Ragging Regulations and on case analysis. An address by the President of the Student’s Council was also there.
The Fresher's welcome function was organised digitally as well on Saturday, August 8, 2020. The Director Professor Anju Seth, Chairperson, Board of Governors Shri Shrikrishna Kulkarni and the Chief Guest of the function, Mr. Patanjali G Keswani, an IIMC Distinguished alumnus awardee and CMD, Lemon Tree Hotels addressed the students.
Speaking on his selection, Pankaj Meena of the incoming batch of 2020-2022 said, “Cracking IIM interviews amidst COVID times and coming out successful was a victory never thought of. However difficult the onboarding process seemed in the beginning, the PGP2 batch warmly aided the induction and manoeuvred learning in the 'new normal'. The semester surely begins online, but I am exhilarated for experiencing campus per-se. Excited to finally be a Jokar!"