Indian Institute Of Management Kashipur has launched it has launched its experiential learning initiative this year that seeks to enhance the involvement of the institute in the developmental issues primarily pertaining to the region of Uttarakhand.
It aims to connect its students across programmes with organisations in the region addressing agendas related to economic and societal development. Hence, it will create a mutual value for organisations and students.
This initiative presently focuses on the flagship MBA programme of IIM Kashipur and has been introduced as a mandatory course that spans the entire duration of two years. Most significant engagement emerges in the second year of the curriculum, where students spend the entire year working with organisations on developmental agenda along with fieldwork.
These agendas have three verticals: sustainable development, rural development, and development of small and emerging firms. The entire MBA batch of 270 students has been categorised into finite student groups to address diverse year-long projects.
