April 25, 2012 
Vikram Doctor an alumnus of IIM Calcutta reminisces about times spent on campus
Vikram Doctor, ET Bureau Apr 15, 2011, 01.00am IST When I was a student at IIM-Calcutta in the early '90s, we often had to deal with unfavourable comparisons to IIM-Ahmedabad. IIM-A had the higher reputation, its students got more prestigious placements, the faculty was more esteemed, being in ...
Nobel winners to attend IIM’s global conference
Kolkata: Nobel laureates, management gurus, business leaders, academicians and dignitaries from various walks of life will meet next year at the campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) for a global management conference. The first of its kind two-day conference in the country will discuss various issues ...
IIM-C convocation recognizes the brightest minds
KOLKATA: The Annual Convocation is one of the most important days in the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta's (IIM-C) academic calendar. The 47th Annual Convocation Ceremony was convened on Monday, the April 2 at the Joka campus. The brightest minds of the management sphere were recognised with diplomas ...
“Student Exchange – Sure enough, delightful but..”
“All my bags are packed, I‟m ready to go”, humming to the tune of John Denver, I walked towards immigration. The officer flipped through my crisp passport, pausing at the only stamped page with the Schengen visa. I said to myself, “Aye boss, that‟s my sixteen country dream....the ...
Chairman’s convocation speech
Thought Leadership at IIM Calcutta 2011-2012 IIM Calcutta Convocation Speech April 2nd 2012Ajit Balakrishnan This past year, our 50th, was a banner year for IIM Calcutta. Our PGP class was placed in 4 days flat, in the All India Management Association survey we ...
Batch of 2010-12: Placement Report
Overview IIM Calcutta’s final placement process for the batch of 2010-2012, kicked off on 20th February 2012 and concluded by 23rd February 2012. The process was conducted in slots, with each slot lasting two days. Slot-0 took place on the 20th and 21st of February and Slot-1 ...
Inquest- Farewell Edition
There is a strange thing about time, it is like sand...the more you try to hold it, the faster it slips away. So remembering the precious moments that we have spent together at Joka, there are a few moments with our seniors which we would like to capture. ...
Adios… For now…
A year before, I remember telling my boss that I was quitting my job and going for a one year program at IIM Calcutta. To say that he was surprised would be a massive understatement. Disbelief is more what I thought it was. And he was not the ...
Farewell, Rahul…
September 16, 2011: Tonight, I will be watching the one day international between India and England with great interest and with mixed emotions. Today is the last time that Rahul Dravid will take the field in “blues”. And, it will indeed be a cocktail of emotions – happiness that ...
A “full” glass of Champagne..
The curtains rose to the smoky tunes of ‘La Madrague’ as the chandelier lit the set emulating a Parisian restaurant. The crowd was bursting at its seams inside IIM Calcutta’s auditorium, which was filled to its full capacity, as they all waited in rapt attention for the first ...
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