PM Modi to lay the foundation stone of permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur in Odisha today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the permanent campus of the Indian IIM, Sambalpur, on January 2 at 11 am.

According to the official report, he will participate in the whole program thorough via video-conferencing.

PM Modi yesterday has tweeted on his official Twitter handle. He wrote, “At 11 AM tomorrow, 2nd January, will lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur. Would especially call upon my student friends and those in the world of start-ups to join the programme. India is proud of the rich contributions of IIMs to national progress.”

At 11 AM tomorrow, 2nd January, will lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur. Would especially call upon my student friends and those in the world of start-ups to join the programme. India is proud of the rich contributions of IIMs to national progress.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2021

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with Union Ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Pratap Chandra Sarangi will also be present on the occasion. The ceremony will be virtually attended by more than 5,000 invitees, including officials, industry leaders, academicians and students, alumni and faculty of IIM, Sambalpur.

IIM Sambalpur is the first IIM to implement the concept of a flipped classroom where the basic concepts are learned in digital mode and experiential learning takes place in the class through live projects from the industry.

The institute also outscored all other IIMs in terms of the highest gender diversity with 49 percent girl students in the MBA batch of 2019-21 and 43 percent in the 2020-22 MBA batch.