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DIRECTOR’S SPEECH

As another year goes by, our institute takes another step on the path towards creation of knowledge,
influencing management practices and global integration. Every action at IIM Lucknow has always been a
building block to realise a dream; a grand dream of fostering and nurturing individuals, moulding them into
leaders in not just the corporate world, but of society in general.

This year has been no different, with the institute’s Enterprise Incubation Centre, L-Incubator, and GAIL India
Limited entering into a MoU to work together for incubating innovative ideas and business start-ups
primarily in the core energy sector while also remaining open for other promising non-core areas. In the
words of Prof. M. Akbar, MD of L-Incubator, “This agreement will unlock the unlimited and undeniable
potential of the start-up ecosystem in India and translate into major impact for the economy as a whole”.

We also saw the inauguration of the SIDBI Centre for Innovation in Financial Inclusion (SCI-FI)” (Set up with
support of DFID, UK) which will be a unique research centre which will seek to explore and understand
FinTech and Financial inclusion by turning ideas into reality through the incubation process. IIM Lucknow will
be providing required managerial and technological resources and support to make the incubation process
successful. The centre will develop research artefacts, promote research collaboration, and serve as a
resource centre to unlock entrepreneurial potential.

The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), Post Graduate Programme in Agribusiness
Management (PGPABM), Post Graduate Programme in Sustainable Management (PGPSM) at the Noida
campus, International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX), Fellow Programme in Management
(FPM) and Management Development Programmes (MDPs) are truly global programmes, under the guidance
of a deeply knowledgeable faculty, who are always reinventing themselves, thereby ensuring an excellent
pedagogy. In pursuit of a well-rounded education, the institute has come up with several novel courses such
as Design Thinking Workshop, Experiential Learning, Leadership through Literature, Justice Ethics and
Morality, Microeconomics of Competitiveness, and Political Sports and Digital Marketing. Each of the
courses brings in to students an expanse and depth of multidisciplinary learning. It lets them explore
knowledge not just limited to business but drawn from literature, psychology and several other fields.

The strive for excellence is not just restricted to the faculty but has been duly imbibed by the student
community as well. IIM Lucknow thrives because of the diversity of its students. The 33rd batch of the Post
Graduate Programme, for example, has over 30% females, and 22% students from a non-Engineering
background. Our selection process has been crafted to ensure a good representation of students from every
field, each bringing in his or her own experience, and own ideas to enhance the peer learning facet which we
believe, is the greatest means of widening one’s horizon in terms of knowledge, ideas and thought process.

IIM Lucknow was the first IIM to start an additional campus in the country. The distinctive positioning of
Noida campus as a leader in executive education is being accomplished through long-term executive
education programs. The program focuses on functional management skills, strategic planning and execution
and complimentary soft skills to enhance the decision-making capabilities of the participants. Faculty, who
impart knowledge based on learnings from their own wide and varied experience, and the excellent
pedagogy combined with the rich peer learning aspect, make the executive education programme have a
differentiating factor.

Research is undertaken for strengthening the knowledge base, relevant to management practices for the
corporate as well as non-corporate sector. As in the past, several renowned journals and conferences have
had contributions from the institute, from the field of Macroeconomics to Supply Chain Management to
Strategic Alliances.

As a testament to our contribution to academia, and to the greatly positive peer, public and employer
perception that the institute has garnered, IIM Lucknow has been ranked fourth among all management
institutes of the country, in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for management
Institutes, released by Human Resources Development Department in 2017.

From its inception, IIM Lucknow has worked towards creating a synergy out of imparting education,
combined with the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge, in an integrated form. However,
none of this would have been achieved without the continuous support of our illustrious alumni, who have
greatly contributed towards taking the institute to greater heights, not just through their own achievements,
but through aiding in grooming every young individual who sets foot in this campus with a dream of their
own, to become a leader and a visionary in their own right. The support is not just restricted to our alumni
but to our ever-increasing employer base, who have encouraged and appreciated the efforts of the institute
and its students, in every step.

To realize the vision and aspirations of IIM Lucknow, the wholehearted support of all of its stakeholders will
be essential. Therefore, the institute looks forward to your support and contribution at every step of the
way, believing that together we can realise the dream of creating a path that would take our students, and
ergo, our society as a whole to greater heights.

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