PhD’25 scholar Ashish Singh Bhandari awarded the inaugural Professor Prakash G. Apte Research Award

At the PhD programme farewell hosted by the Office of the Doctoral Programme at IIM Bangalore, 18 students, along with their friends, families, loved ones, faculty, and the IIMB community, gathered to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the graduating class of 2025. Dr. Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, IIMB; Dr. Mukta Kulkarni, Dean Programmes; Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Dean Faculty; Dr. Jayadev Madugula, Dean Administration; Dr. Sourav Mukherji, Dean Alumni Relations and Development; Dr. Ananth Krishnamurthy, PhD programme Chairperson; and Alok Apte, son of Late Prof. Prakash Apte, former IIMB Dean and Director, gathered to present the inaugural Professor Prakash G. Apte Research Award on 26^th March 2025.