IIM, Shillong held the first of its kind virtual convocation (11th& 12th) to mark the graduation of two sets of graduates and scholars today.
A statement from the institute said that a state of the art technology was adopted to bring together an experiential event that has touched the hearts of the attendees.
The rigorous content production involving shoots at multiple locations at different times. Chief guest of the event, Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer – BSE, being at Mumbai, Shishir Kumar Bajoria, Chairman, Board of Governors, at Kolkata, the entire faculty being in Shillong, and enthusiastic students in their respective hometowns, the content and speeches were shot and synchronised, and finally placed at one common auditorium setting in the post production to bring out the sentiment of being together despite the distances.
A total of 440 students across all programs graduated. Medal winners across various programmes were also presented
In the PGP (2018-20), Tanishka Gupta won the Chairman’s Gold Medal for securing the highest CGPA, the Institute Silver Medal for securing the second highest CGPA went to Garima Singh Nahar, Director’s Gold Medal for best all-rounder to Maharshi Jignesh Chhaya, Institute Medal for positive contribution to campus life went to S Prudhvi, Math Finance AG Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in quantitative finance courses went to Sushant Sant.
Under PGP (2019-21) the medal winners are Darshan Gosalia , Ishan Pandey, Vinayak Garg, Lakshmi Shravya and Darshan Gosalia.
Under PGPEx (2018-19), Priti Khosla, Paras Utkarsh won medals and under PGPEx (2020-21) the winners were SriramojuSaikiran and Arjun Singh Sirohi
Rathindra Nath Datta , Tanishka Gupta and Maharshi Jignesh Chhaya won medals under PGP (2018-20) and for PGP (2019-21) the medal winners are Darshan Gosalia and Vinayak Garg.
Delivering the convocation address, Chauhan said, “Modern education and modern society puts a lot of expectations from students. More importantly society and peer pressure makes it even worse. We are all part of the rat race knowingly or unknowingly. I identify with your anxieties and worries,” he remarked while recollecting his own experiences as a student of IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta while offering valuable advice to the new managers and scholars.
Prof DP Goyal, Director IIM Shillong thanked the students for their unprecedented resilience and grace during the pandemic. “The crisis provides everyone with the opportunity to introspect. What do you value? What matters? Sometimes we must be willing to let go of our preconceived notions of life and rather adapt to a life that unfolds for us.”
Prof Goyal also highlighted the achievements of the institute while presenting the academic Report.
Addressing the gathering, Chairman of the Board of Governors Shishir Kumar Bajoria remarked, “The entire Institute stood strong in responding to any challenges which the crisis (Covid) threw at us. Rather it is during this period that the Institute has made a significant all-round progress.”
