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Press Release Hyderabad, April 12, 2003: The Indian School of Business held its second Graduation Ceremony with traditional academic regalia, at its campus on April 12, 2003. Kumaramangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla group was the Chief Guest and presented the graduation certificates to the 169 students of the Class of 2003. Members of the School's Executive Board, the ISB faculty and management, and families of the students were present on the occasion. "I am delighted to observe the progress made by the Indian School of Business," said Mr Kumaramangalam Birla. "The ISB is shaping a generation of leaders who can make a difference to the world of business across the world. I am particularly glad to note that leadership is an important aspect of ISB's curriculum. In the age of the new economy, leaders with out-of-the-box thinking, perseverance and passion will be the ones to make it. I am sure ISB students will display active courage and set new business trends." On a slightly different note, Rajat Gupta, Chairman of the School's Executive Board, in his address, urged the Class of 2003 to not worry about their careers. "Young managers today seem very anxious to attain top positions quickly and often ask me how to manage their careers. From my experience, the answer lies in doing the right thing and helping others do better - if you do that, new opportunities open up and others will help you achieve your goals," said Rajat Gupta, who will retire in June after having worked with McKinsey and Company for 30 years, the last 9 as Managing Director worldwide. The School presented the ISB's Scholar of Excellence awards to two students with the highest grades - Aarthi Ramesh and Aditya Singh. 17 students whose grades were in the top 10% of the class were included in the "Dean's list". A total of twelve students were awarded the ISB Scholarship which included a 50% fee waiver. Of these three were given to women students. This year, the ISB instituted the Sumantra Ghoshal Award for Corporate Strategy, Leadership and Change Management. The award has been endowed by management guru Sumantra Ghoshal and will be an annual feature from this year onwards. It will be presented to the student who excels in two courses - Corporate Strategy and Management of Organisations. This year Manav Futnani won the award. The new Class of 2004 will begin classes in May 2003. This year ISB has admitted more than 200 high calibre students. Over time, the number of students will be scaled up to over 500 making ISB the largest management institution in India. Contributed by - |
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