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“IIM-BANGALORE PREPARES ITS STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN A GLOBAL SETTING”

THE SUCCESS STORIES OF THE FACULTY AND ALUMNI DEMONSTRAT­E THE INSTITUTE’S HOLISTIC MISSION IN SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY

- Internatio­nal students on the IIM-B campus GUEST COLUMN | GHANSHYAM TIWARI

Iwas nominated by Intel Technologi­es to the Executive General Management Programme at IIM-Bangalore in 2005, the very year the institute launched the programme. I still remember my first day on campus, awestruck by the academic excellence and grounded thought leadership of the faculty, the brilliant simplicity of the campus, and the outstandin­g students from across the country.

Be it then or now, when you enter IIM-Bangalore, you instantly experience these elements that make the institute truly world-class. After IIMBangalo­re, I went on to study at the Kellogg School of Management as well as the Harvard Kennedy School, and worked at the London School of Economics. Notwithsta­nding the more extensivel­y global ecosystem of students, faculty, alumni and school activities of these institutio­ns compared to IIM-Bangalore, I believe the latter’s faculty and academic approach prepares the students to compete at par even in an internatio­nal setting.

The immensely inspiring success stories of faculty and alumni of the institute in diverse fields demonstrat­e its holistic mission in service of the country—not just in business, but in the social and governance space as well. In my interactio­ns, I see that the alumni of IIM-Bangalore relentless­ly aspire to make a difference, often not resting even after achieving giant milestones of success, but going beyond to do more, and serve more. I am forever indebted to the institutio­n for playing an instrument­al role in shaping my career. ■

The writer is a spokespers­on of the Samajwadi Party. He graduated from IIM-B in 2006

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