Team News Riveting
Raipur, June 14
After a hiatus of two years, the 11th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) saw students from the different departments of management being awarded degrees and medals at an on-campus event on Tuesday.
The graduating students donned their well-deserved graduating robes after two years of continuous hard work and efforts towards self-betterment. The atmosphere in the auditorium was filled with excitement as the students were ready to finally receive the fruits of their success.
Vikram S Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director of Kirloskar Systems Ltd. was the chief guest. Smt. Shyamala Gopinathan, BoG, Chairperson, IIM Raipur and Prof. Ram Kumar Kakani, Director, IIM Raipur was also present.
Prof. Ram Kumar Kakani, in the Director’s address, talked about the milestones achieved by the institute. He mentioned the plan to increase the student intake of the flagship course from 267 to 331 from the upcoming academic year. Prof. Kakani informed that the institute had enrolled 107 Doctoral students out of whom 43 students graduated successfully and he was going to declare the ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ award to 8 students of FPM Batch and five students of Executive Fellow of the IIM Raipur’ after satisfactory completion of the prescribed requirement.
Smt. Shyamala Gopinath, Chairperson, Board of Governor, IIM Raipur began her address by congratulating all graduating students, their parents, faculty, staff members, and the entire team on this milestone achievement. She further shared the institute’s plan to have 1000-1200 students on campus every year and to offer the Bachelor’s IPM in the further academic years. The institute also proposed to start collaborative and short-term courses so that the campus can be used as a place of learning during the summers. The institute also plans to launch the program on entrepreneurship for the local community, especially in Chhattisgarh.
The Chief Guest, Vikram S Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director of Kirloskar Systems Ltd. began his convocation address by stating how proud he felt to be standing in front of the bright minds and the future of the country. He congratulated Prof. Kakani, the faculty, and the students for building this great institute. He addressed graduating students as the future leaders who will have a huge role in building the future of our country and said that as leaders, we need to focus on behavioral change to create a positive impact in our society.
He counselled students to be fearless and learn from every type of jobs they do and learn from their mistakes as in future frequent changes in career path and jobs will be normal, so it is important to be used to change and have an attitude to fix problems.
The IIM Raipur convocation ceremony also saw gold medals being given away for scholastic performance. Among the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) students, Mayank Tiwari received the BOG Chairperson’s Gold Medal for scholastic performance in academics, Prashant Singh received the Director’s Gold Medal, Anirudh Parmar received the PGP Chairperson’s medal and Mayank Tiwari received the medal for best overall performance.
In the Post Graduate Program Batch 2020-2022 of IIM Raipur, of the total 252 students PGP batch, 240 students got convocated. The remaining students have gone for the Students Exchange Programme to its partner institutions in different parts of the world to complete their final term. Out of 74 students from the PGP-MWE (Management Program for Working Executives), 64 got convocated. 8 Students from the FPM Program (Fellowship in Management) and 5 from the e-FPM Program were conferred their respective doctoral degrees.
Addressing the graduating students, Prof. Kakani expressed his immense pride in the students brimming with passion, knowledge and most importantly the right values to lead and carve brighter realities for the people, organisations and society. He concluded his address by thanking the students for their continuous efforts, the parents for their constant guidance and support to the students to help them successfully complete IIM Raipur’s rigorous course.
Ashsih Chauhan, Board of Governors, declared the closure of the 11th convocation. It was followed by the singing of the National Anthem by everyone present at the auditorium.
Indian Institute of Management Raipur has come a long way in the academic field since its establishment twelve years ago. The institute offers Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP), Post Graduate Program for Working Executives (PGPWE), Fellow Program in Management (FPM), and Management Development Program. Because of its academic excellence, high-quality research, executive education, and corporate and international links, it has established a remarkable reputation in such a short time. The institute strives to provide a best-in-class academic and research environment facilitating high quality research relevant to society and the nation.
