Chief Guest TV Narendran, Acting Chairman MP Nandakumar, director Prof Debashis Chatterjee, IIMK BoG Member, Faculty and Graduating Batch at 28th Convocation (Image via IIM Kozhikode)The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode held its 28th annual convocation on April 4, where a total of 1,432 students were awarded degrees across eight academic programmes. The ceremony took place on campus in Kozhikode and marked the completion of studies for students from management and doctoral courses.T V Narendran, chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Steel, attended the event as the chief guest. The function was presided over by V P Nandakumar, acting chairperson of the institute’s Board of Governors, and was also attended by director Debashis Chatterjee.Out of the total graduating students, 1,395 were awarded MBA degrees across multiple programmes at IIM-K. The Post Graduate Programme (PGP) had 488 students graduating, while 62 students completed the PGP in Business Leadership. Another 53 students graduated from PGP Finance and 54 from PGP in Liberal Studies and Management. In addition, two batches of executive programmes were included, with 581 students from the Executive PGP at the main campus and 157 students from the Kochi campus receiving their degrees.The institute also awarded 37 doctoral degrees at the convocation. Among these, 22 degrees were granted under the regular Doctoral Programme in Management (DPM), while 15 were awarded under the DPM practice track.During the ceremony, 14 students were given gold medals for academic performance. In the flagship PGP batch, Prachi Bangia secured the first position, followed by Kheyali Naskar in second place and Karisma Panda in third. Thirukumaran Ravichanthran received the award for overall performance in the same programme.In his address, the director shared details about academic developments and institutional performance over the past year. The convocation concluded with the formal awarding of degrees and recognition of student achievements, marking the transition of the graduating batch into professional roles across different sectors.