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IIM Sambalpur Welcomes 363-Strong MBA and Business Analytics Cohort

With a majority of engineers in the new batch combined with three-quarter student industry experience, IIM Sambalpur highlights its practical analytics-driven approach.

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Overview

  • The new MBA in Business Analytics debuted alongside the flagship MBA, together enrolling 363 students for the 2025–27 academic cycle.
  • Engineering graduates now represent just over half of the total intake with 61.7% in the analytics programme and an even split in the flagship course.
  • Seventy-five percent of the cohort bring prior industry experience, including every student in the Business Analytics batch and 72% of MBA candidates.
  • Women comprise one-third of the class overall, with gender ratios of 38% in the flagship MBA and only 5% in the analytics programme, while the batch also includes three students with mobility challenges.
  • Students hail from nearly every Indian state and union territory, led by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh which account for 13% and 12% of the cohort respectively.