{
  "id": 518055,
  "title": "Commerce Students Form Nearly Half Of IIM Indore’s New IPM Batch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/commerce-students-form-nearly-half-of-iim-indores-new-ipm-batch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/commerce-students-form-nearly-half-of-iim-indores-new-ipm-batch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Commerce students make up nearly half, constituting 48.1%, of the newly admitted Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2026-31 cohort at India's Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore). The fresh batch of 156 students commenced their five-year journey with a two-day induction programme on August 10. The academic makeup of the cohort is diverse, with Commerce making up the largest group at 75 students, followed by 65 students from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM), 7 from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB), 8 from other disciplines and 1 from Arts. The geographical diversity of the cohort is equally noteworthy, with Maharashtra leading at 23 domestic participants, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. The batch also includes 5 international participants from the USA, Nepal and Britain. IIM Indore Director Himanshu Rai addressed the new students, emphasizing personal growth, humility, curiosity, empathy, resilience and the importance of connecting with family. Aditya Maheshwari, Chair, IPM, mentioned that only 0.51% of applicants from 30,203 applicants were selected, urging students to appreciate the opportunity and engage humbly with their diverse IIM Indore community.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Commerce students account for nearly half of the new 156-member Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2026–31 batch at the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore), with 75 students from the stream, constituting 48.1% of the total cohort. The new batch began its five-year journey with a two-day induction programme on Aug 10, bringing together incoming…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}