has been introduced. Student life Events Apart from seminar, workshops, conferences, Management Development Programmes (MDPs) and Faculty Development Programmes conducted on a regular basis in the campus, IMI Kolkata hosts three annual events every year- I-Konfluence - an undergraduate college fest Confero - IMI Kolkata's annual fest Converse- IMI Kolkata's annual management conclave Convocation Convocation at IMI Kolkata is a grand event. Since 2013, the management institute has had the honor of eminent personalities in its convocation ceremonies such as- Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group. (2013) Mr. Rajat M. Nag, Distinguished Fellow, NCAER. (2014) Mr. Jawhar Sircar, Chairman, Prasar Bharati. (2015) Dr. Un-Chan Chung, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea. (2016) Mr. M.J. Akbar, Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. (2017) Mr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister and Member of NITI Aayog. (2018) Mr. Sanjay Mitra, Indian Administrative Service Officer and Defence Secretary of India. (2019) Research and consulting According to Arindam Banik, Director of IMI Kolkata an international research focus is inextricably linked with effective management training. The objective is to support companies in a changing world by combining theoretical progress and their implications in business. The institute's faculty members are actively engaged with various research projects sponsored by globally recognized agencies and universities such as the National Foundation for Corporate Governance, Space Applications Centre (ISRO) CIMOn Aasia-ohjelmasta, BRICS (Rio de Janeiro), SASS South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI),), and Curtin University External links References Business schools in Kolkata Universities and colleges in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in West Bengal RPSG Group