IIM, Shillong Celebrates its First Convocation Ceremony

IIM, Shillong Celebrates its First Convocation Ceremony

IIM Shillong held its First convocation at its campus in Shillong. Hon'ble Union Minister for Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

It was a proud moment for everyone at the Institute as this was the first batch of students graduating out of this institute. Total of 63 participants were awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). To mark this occasion, there was a First Day Cover cancellation done by Department of Posts, India. Apart from the chief guest Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the ceremony was also graced by Guests of honor Dr. D. D. Lapang, Chief Minister, Meghalaya and Shri S. Sridhar, Chariman and Managing Director, Central Bank of India.

Delivering his convocation address, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said, "It is heartening to note that the seventh IIM of the country has marked itself out by its unconventional thinking and innovative ideas. Right from the very start the RGIIM has tried to develop and provide and educational framework that would have Sustainable Management education as the core trust area. Sustainablity as the core of management education is something that is fast catching up, and the RGIIM has certainly showed the way. Moreover, the need to alleviate poverty and to ensure that the benefits of growth and development percolate down to every section of society represents a huge challenge. To meet this challenge successfully would require a paradigm shift in the thought process.

It would require the courage to innovate, courage to experiment and above all the courage to accept failures. The decision of the RGIIM to set up a Centre for Development of the North Eastern region represents one such step. This centre seeks to ensure that local communities imbibe the best management practices and become partners in India's economic growth and success story. I also commend the Institute for its stress on research and development activities. Research combined with extension activities can help in nation building by facilitating the benefits of sound technical to reach more people.

He also said that "The impact of management educational on students should be holistic in nature and should lead to all round developments. I am happy to note that this Institute is not only imparting the management education but also involving students in strategic sports activity. The initiative of hosting IIM Shillong Golf Cup is and innovative way to train the budding business manager for future challenges. This concept of connecting corporate and academia through sports would create a platform for future managers to understand the complexities, strategic and innovation involved in running a business as well as in creating a business. I am sure that the sense of entrepreneurship developed during the stay in beautiful campus would see emergence of new class of entrepreneur."

Earlier during the day, Shri Rathindra Nath Dutta, Founding Chairman of Governing Board of RGIIM, in his address said, "This, indeed, is a historic occasion. This is the last for the IIMs which had to build from scratch, reinventing the entire wheel, and that too within a record time. An IIM with a difference - with a core interest in sustainability. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to all who made this possible in particular the Hon'ble Chief Minister and his team, the bureaucrats and the MHRD for their unstinted supports the Director for his pioneering efforts - his faculty and staff and to all of you, my young friends, who chose to come here to this nascent Institute up in these beautiful hills - in preference to facilities available in mega cities- to be a part of the nation building process as the Government plays catalyst in creating opportunities for learning across the country."

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Contributed By-
Harsha Jhunjhunwala & Sidharth Shankar Prasad,
IIM, Shillong.

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