BML Munjal University 7th Convocation Ceremony: Kumar Mangalam Birla receives Honorary Doctorate Degree

318 students successfully graduated post-completion of various academic programmes such as BTech, BCom (Hons), BBA & MBA and PhD programmes.

BML Munjal University 7^th Convocation Ceremony: BML Munjal University conducted its 7th convocation ceremony for the class of 2022. 318 students successfully graduated post-completion of various academic programmes such as BTech, BCom (Hons), BBA & MBA and PhD programmes. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman – Aditya Birla Group graced the 7th convocation ceremony as the Guest of Honour. Kumar conferred degrees to the 7^th cohort of students in the presence of the Chancellor, Sunil Kant Munjal, the Vice Chancellor, Manoj K Arora, the Pro-Chancellor, Akshay Munjal along with the faculty, friends and proud families of the graduating students.

Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) to Kumar Mangalam Birla

The Chancellor, Sunil Kant Munjal and the Vice Chancellor Manoj K Arora conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) to the Chief Guest, Kumar Mangalam Birla for his distinguished services, and his outstanding contribution to society.     

Addressing the young minds, the chief guest Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman - Aditya Birla Group, said “I truly believe that the richness of human contact can never be replicated. The energy and vibrancy of a graduating batch is always unparalleled. From my vantage point here, I see so many young faces, bursting with energy bursting with excitement.  It is a privilege to be speaking at an institution that is dedicated to the values and principles of distinguished BML Munjal Ji. I can sense his entrepreneurial spirit animating your institution even today.”

The ceremony began with a welcome note by Professor Manoj K Arora, Vice Chancellor, BMU. In his address to the graduating batch and the esteemed gathering, Manoj K Arora, Vice Chancellor, BMU congratulated the students on their achievements and spoke about the accomplishments of the university as well as the faculty members. Speaking on the occasion, he said, “Thank you to all of our newest graduates! We are honoured by the presence of Kumar Mangalam Birla, an institution in himself.

Talking about the students as well as faculty achievements, Professor Arora said, “This has been an exciting year for the university, as during 21-22, on our campus, twenty startups by students, faculty and alumni have been incubated and more than 20 alumni who have started their own ventures in different sectors. BatX Energies, our first startup at BMU has raised a second round of funding of INR 7 crores. We are proud to share that this year we have been able to place more than 97% of students for both engineering and management graduates.

The Professor added, “Our alumni base has grown to 2000, who are assisting us in many different ways. More than 70 alumni are working in top Fortune 500 companies. Our faculty have published more than 150 research papers and book chapters in top-rated Q1 and ABDC journals. During the last academic year, our faculty also received research funding of more than INR 1.5 crores from various funding agencies such as Niti Aayog, the Ministry of Mines and the Department of Science and Technology. We are also pleased to share that the New Education Policy is a progressive one and we have aligned our curriculum with it. I wish everyone all the very best.”

Dr Brijmohan Lall Munjal Award

The event also celebrated two students – Shivang Ahuja and Batchu Rutthwik being awarded the prestigious Dr Brijmohan Lall Munjal Award.  The award is an embodiment of the ethos and values of the Founder and the Institute. established by him. The ceremony also witnessed 7 meritorious students across the streams of Business Administration and Engineering being felicitated with the Academic Excellence Medal. 

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