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Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
IIM Kashipur begins academic year 2025–27 with 433 students; 115 women join MBA (Analytics) batch
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur has commenced the academic year 2025–27 by inducting 433 students across its key programmes — the MBA, MBA (Analytics), and PhD. The induction programme was held from June 23 to 26, followed by the formal inaugural session on June 27, 2025. As of June 27 (noon), the new cohort includes 265 students in the flagship MBA programme, 157 students in the MBA (Analytics) programme, and 11 doctoral research scholars under the PhD programme. Students admitted this year represent a mix of academic streams including arts, commerce, science, and engineering, along with varied professional experiences. Female representation at 46% across programmes A significant highlight of this year's intake is the gender composition. Out of the total 433 students, 201 are female, making up approximately 46% of the batch. The MBA (Analytics) programme has 115 female students out of 157, accounting for 73% of that cohort. The MBA programme has 82 women, representing 31% of the intake. Among the 11 PhD scholars, four are women and seven are men. This marks a continued trend of increased participation by women in management education at the institute. The newly inducted students bring with them work experience from a range of companies including Infosys, Accenture, Deloitte, Wipro, Larsen and Toubro, Cognizant, Capgemini, ICICI Bank, EY, HCL, HDFC Bank, and Byju's. Their varied professional backgrounds contribute to the peer learning environment within the programmes, adding practical insight to classroom discussions. Industry and global engagement through induction sessions As part of the induction, students interacted with business leaders and professionals from across industries. Sessions were conducted by Jitendra Gohil, CFA and Chief Investment Strategist at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited, and Nitin Madan, Managing Director and CFO of Barclays GCC India, who spoke on finance, leadership, and strategic thinking. The inaugural session on June 27 featured guest speakers from international academic institutions. Dr. Anuradha Basu, Director of the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State University, and Mr. Gurmeet Naroola, Adjunct Professor at the same university and former executive at Apple and Mahindra GenZe, led a session on innovation, AI, and entrepreneurial collaboration between IIM Kashipur and Silicon Valley. They discussed trends in AI adoption, global startup ecosystems, and pathways for international academic partnerships. According to a statement from the institute, through participation in initiatives such as the Study in India Programme, the institute aims to promote international collaboration in research, faculty exchange, and student mobility.
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Business Standard
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Israel stock market shrugs off war concerns as TA-125 trades near record
Equity markets in Israel remained resilient, with benchmark indices hitting record highs despite continued deadly missile strikes exchanged with Iran for the fourth straight day. Even as the West Asia conflict sent shock waves to global stock market and sent crude oil prices soaring, Israel's TA-125 rose 2.7 per cent on Monday to a fresh high of 2,790.07. Since the beginning of the latest attacks on June 13, the index has risen nearly 3 per cent, while the MSCI Asia ex Japan has seen a mere 0.7 per cent gain. In the year so far, the TA-125 index has risen 14 per cent, while the MSCI Asia ex Japan and MSCI World indices are up 12 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively. Israel's stock market is at an all-time high, said Jitendra Gohil, chief investment strategist at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers, and it is a preconceived notion that geopolitical tensions may lead to stock market corrections. "In fact, heightened geopolitical tensions can lead to more fiscal and monetary easing, and the market loves loose policies. This won't be true in the case of countries that face sanctions (Iran, Venezuela, etc.), but today the US's ability to effectively implement sanctions has eroded. Look at Russia. The world is a very different place today, with multipolar forces emerging," Gohil said. On Friday, the Israeli military began airstrikes against Iran, targeting nuclear locations to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, in an operation dubbed 'Rising Lion'. Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, declared a state of emergency shortly after the strikes. The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, was killed in the strikes. The risk-off sentiment soared with oil prices spiking over 10 per cent, making it the biggest weekly gain since 2022. Brent prices can touch $150 a barrel (bbl) — up a whopping 103 per cent from the current levels — in the worst-case scenario if the Israel–Iran geopolitical tensions escalate, suggest analysts. Read more Back home, stock markets remained cautious on hopes that high oil prices would not always dampen market sentiment. The BSE Sensex index was at 81,604.18, lower by 192 points or 0.23 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 24,890.2, down 56 points or 0.22 per cent. Despite the escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict globally, stock markets are steady and resilient, according to VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments. "The decline in the US volatility index CBOE suggests that markets are unlikely to correct sharply unless the conflict takes a dramatic turn for the worse."
