Mr. Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bankpresidedas the Chief Guest
Kolkata, India, April, 2024: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta conducted todayit’s59th Annual Convocation 2024 on a traditional mode – offline. The flagship event was graced by Mr. Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank as the Chief Guest. He delivered the 59th Convocation Address. The Board of Governors Chairperson, Shri Shrikrishna Kulkarni, and the Director-in-charge of IIM Calcutta, Professor Saibal Chattopadhyay also graced the occasion.
468 students of the 59th batch of the 2-year flagship MBA programme were awarded their degrees, 76 students were awarded for the 1-Year MBAEx Programme. All 60 students of Batch 7 were awarded for the 2-year PGDBA programme. The award of diplomas was announced for 40 students in Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX VLM). The Institute also conferred 15 students with their PhD degrees.
The grand ceremony began with the introduction of the Chief Guest and the presentation of the Annual Report by Professor Saibal Chattopadhyay, Director-in-charge, IIM Calcutta. The Director-in-charge, Professor Saibal Chattopadhyay said, “Students and Alumni are our true brand ambassadors. We have been continuously augmenting our teaching, learning and research environment, work and academic infrastructure considering the institute's vision and mission. I congratulate our bright graduating students on their success and wish them good life and career ahead as these brand ambassadors of IIM Calcutta shine and strive to make the world a better place to live in."
This was followed by the address of the Chairperson, Board of Governors Shri Shrikrishna Kulkarni.
The Convocation Address was delivered by the chief guest, Mr Uday Kotak
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For achieving academic excellence, the following students were honoured with medals and awards:
Doctoral Studies:
- The Institute conferred 15 students with their PhD degrees
- Raunak Joshiwon the prestigious Satish K. Sehgal Doctoral Student Award 2024.
- Shivangi Guptawon the Nirmal Chandra Memorial Doctoral Student Award 2024
2-year MBA Degree Programme:
- 468 students of the 59th batch of the 2-year flagship MBA programme were awarded their degrees
- Rank Holders: Ashish Mittalawarded Dr. B C Roy Gold Medal for 1stRank holder, P C Chandra Silver Medal, Chairman’s Prize, John Wynne Prize, Calcutta Management Association Trophy, and IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter Prize. Hisname will be instated in the Institute’s Honour Roll. NayarRishabhJayaprasad wonDr. B C Roy Gold Medal for Joint 1stRank holder, P C Chandra Silver Medal, Chairman’s Prize, John Wynne Prize, Calcutta Management Association Trophy, and IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter Prize. Hisname will be instated in the Institute’s Honour Roll. D S Abhishek won Dr.B S Dua Memorial Prize for 3rd Rank holder.IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter Award for Outstanding Academic Performance and name on Institute’s Honour Roll.
1-year MBAEx Programme:
- 76 students were awarded for the 1-Year MBAEx Programme
- 8 students have been featured in the Director’s Merit List
- Rank Holders: RajdeepGuhawon Gold Medal sponsored by the Calcutta Chapter of the IIMC Alumni Association, presented in memory of Shri MRINMOY ROY, PGP 4th batch, for his outstanding contributions in fostering strong alumni engagement during his tenure as the Chairman of IIM Calcutta Alumni Association. Saumya Tiwariwon Silver Medal sponsored by the IIMC PGPEX First Batch Alumni being the 2nd Rank holder. Randhir Kumarwon Silver Medal sponsored by the IIMC PGPEX Fourth Batch Alumni being the 3rd Rank holder.
2-year PGDBA:
- All 60 students of Batch 7 were awarded for the 2-year PGDBA programme
- Rank Holders: Parth Bhargava secured the 1st Rank, Dubey VarshitShailendra secured the 2nd Rank and DeepanjanSaha secured the 3rd Rank
1-year PGPEX – VLM:
- Announcement by Chairperson, PGPEX VLM that all 40 students werepassed and will be awarded with Diploma for the 1-Year PGPEX VLM Programme at IIT Kanpur convocation later this year.
- 4 students have been featured in the Director’s Merit List
- Rank Holders:Sai Chandrasekhar Vedulawon PGPEX-VLM Gold Medal for First Rank Holder. Aman Guptawon PGPEX-VLM Gold Medal for Second Rank Holder andMohitkumar Manoj Agrawalwon IIMC Alumni Association Calcutta Chapter Gold Medal for Third Rank Holder
The 59th convocation ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks and the singing of the national anthem.
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