Top 3 IIMs see rise in gender parity

At 31%, IIM Calcutta has posted its highest share of female candidates among its 462 strong batch

Efforts in the pre-interview screening and increased weightage in shortlisting has resulted in the top three Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) posting a better gender and discipline diversity this year over the past few years.

For instance, at 31 per cent, IIM Calcutta has posted its highest share of female candidates among its 462 strong batch. As against 16.5 per cent in the previous batch of 2016-18, IIM-C saw share of female candidates rise to 31 per cent or 145 students in 2017-19 batch, its highest ever.

IIM Bangalore too which saw a rise in its female students ratio to