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Commerce Students Form Half of IIM Indore's New IPM Batch
IIM Indore is one of India's most famous business schools.
It has started a new five-year program for 156 new students.
The program is called the Integrated Programme in Management, or IPM.
Almost half of the new students studied commerce in school.
Many others studied physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
The students come from many different states in India, and a few come from other countries.
On August 10, the school held a big welcome event for them.
The school's director told the students to be curious, kind, and brave.
Getting into this program is very hard — only about half of one percent of students who applied got a seat.
The students will learn about business and grow together over five years.
Commerce students form the largest group in IIM Indore's new 156-member IPM 2026-31 batch, accounting for 48.1% (75 students).
The cohort includes 65 PCM students (41.7%), 7 PCB students, 8 from other disciplines, and 1 from Arts.
The batch has 48 female and 108 male students, with domestic participation led by Maharashtra (23), Uttar Pradesh (20), and Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan (12 each).
Five international students—three from the USA, one from Nepal, and one from Britain—are part of the batch, which began its two-day induction on Aug 10.
IPM Chair Aditya Maheshwari said only 156 of 30,203 applicants (0.51%) were selected and registered for the programme.
- Who
- IIM Indore Director Himanshu Rai, IPM Chair Aditya Maheshwari, and the 156 incoming students of the IPM 2026-31 batch.
- What
- Induction of IIM Indore's new Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2026-31 batch, in which commerce students form 48.1% of the cohort.
- Where
- Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Two-day induction programme beginning Aug 10.
- Why
- To begin the five-year integrated management programme and orient incoming students, reflecting the institute's highly selective admissions process.
Key facts
- Batch
- IPM 2026-31
- Total students
- 156
- Commerce students
- 75 (48.1%)
- PCM students
- 65 (41.7%)
- Applications
- 30,203 received; 156 selected (0.51%)
- Gender split
- 48 female, 108 male
- International participants
- 5 (3 USA, 1 Nepal, 1 Britain)
- Induction
- Two-day programme starting Aug 10
Quotes
Himanshu Rai
Director of IIM Indore
“If you think that something is very difficult and you cannot muster up enough courage to attempt it, just look back and see how much you have already achieved.”
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