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Kolkata: Making a departure from earlier practice, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta has conducted a virtual city meet via Zoom this year for the new batch of students, in the wake of the pandemic situation. Traditionally, these annual city meets are held physically across India for the incoming batch where new students get an opportunity to interact with current students, renowned alumni, and their future batch mates. Last year also the city meet was also held in virutal mode due to the coronavirus pandemic. An IIM-C spokesman said on Friday that a total of 480 participants attended these meets recently including students from the incoming batch, current batch and distinguished alumni. This was followed by an orientation to IIM Calcutta and its rich history, exemplary academia, and legendary alumni through a presentation..