Kozhikode: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) completed twenty-seven years of academic excellence and celebrated its twenty-eighth Foundation Day, here today. As part of the Foundation Day celebrations Sunil Kataria, CEO Raymond Lifestyle addressed the gathering in the presence of Director IIMK, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Deans, faculty, staff and students.
Founded in 1996, IIMK was the fifth IIM to be set up by the government and is now one of the fastest-growing IIMs in the country with global accreditations from EFMD (EQUIS) and AMBA (UK). IIM Kozhikode also created history this year by upsetting the long-established Top 3 order of IIMs in the country by displacing IIM Calcutta to bag a career-best Rank #3 in the acclaimed NIRF Rankings released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The year 2023 was another landmark year for this top Indian B-school as it made its debut in the globally renowned Financial Times (FT) Rankings, in Open Enrolment Executive Education Category at Rank #72, among top 75 institutes that made the cut globally.
In his Foundation Day address to the IIMK community, Sunil appreciated IIM Kozhikode’s Institutional Vision 2047 of Globalizing Indian Thought. He drew 6 major life learnings from his own tumultuous but rewarding corporate career. He encouraged the students to battle their fears and be gritty in their approach to tackle challenges head-on in both their personal as well as professional lives.
Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, in his address, said “IIMK has come a long way in these twenty-seven to now become an institution of national eminence and global impact. As an institute we are committed to playing our part in realising the government of India’s Vision for 2047 – a developed and self-reliant India. A landmark year in which independent India will complete a glorious 100 years and IIM Kozhikode completes 50 years in service of the nation.”
The Institute also felicitated six senior faculty and staff members who completed 15 years of service at IIMK and thanked them for their invaluable contribution.