GAYA: At the third convocation of the
Indian Institute of Management
(IIM) Bodhgaya, organized through online mode on Tuesday, altogether 175 students got their MBA degree, including 66 students of the 2018-20 and the other 109 of the 2019-21 batch. The chairman’s gold medal was awarded to Anchit Kumar while Abhishek Panda and Ravi Shankar Baranwal were recipients of the director’s gold medal and the best student award of the 2018-20 batch.
Among the 2019-21 batch students, Kunj Tripathi, Mohit Mittal and Manudhane Abhishek Praful received the chairman’s gold medal, director’s gold medal and the best student award respectively.
Chief guest M Rajeshwar Rao, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, said, “For a business leader, it is paramount that she or he is prepared to change, ready to explore new possibilities and open to new ideas.” He focused on the importance of collaboration and teamwork at various levels and emphasized the need for "group discussion in decision-making”.
The B-school board of governors chairman Uday Kotak welcomed the chief guest. In his speech, Kotak classified the world into before, during, and after Corona and appreciated the students graduating during these challenging times. He mentioned how education today is changing, and new trends are emerging concerning the COVID-19 era.
B-school director Vinita Sahay shared the information regarding an increase in the batch size to 180, phenomenal growth in gender diversity, residential facilities for the full-time PhD students, and the launch of the five-year integrated programme in management (IPM) going to commence from the academic session 2021-22.
The institute has made collaborations for student exchange, faculty mobility, and research with renowned business schools and universities across the globe. Students have been hired to work for their summer internships and final placements by prominent brands like McKinsey & Co,
Tata Power
, MuSigma, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., BNY Mellon, Ultratech, and others.
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