Scoring High On Gender Diversity

The percentage of women pursuing courses from the top B-schools hit a record mark this year. Campuses across India are trying to create a diversity balanced environment

- Sheena Sachdeva

INSTITUTES LIKE Indian School of Business (ISB Hyderabad and Mohali and KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (KJSIMSR) have come above all other with 39 per cent and 41.11 per cent women respectively in the current batch of 2021. On the other hand, IIMs in Kozhikode, Indore, Lucknow, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore have scored an average of 33.5 per cent in terms of women in the classes. However, individually, IIM Indore has 42 per cent, highest among others, IIM Bangalore and Lucknow have 37 per cent each and Kozhikode campus has 30 per cent and Calcutta has 31 per cent of women students in the batch.

“The institute is an equal opportunity provider. The students come through a rigorous selection procedure during admissions that comprise of written tests scores, group discussions, personal interviews, extra-curricular achievements, academic achievements, and work experience,” informed Monica Khanna, Director, KJSIMSR.

Similarly according to ISB Deputy Dean Philip Charles Zerrillo, “ISB is the only school in India to have 39 per cent women in the postgraduate business programme. It should be noted that the class also has 36 per cent non-engineers. This is not engineered but rather the result of encouraging people to consider ISB.”