IIM Jammu 5th Annual Convocation: President Kovind confers degrees to MBA students

A total of 214 students were conferred with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree. On this meritorious occasion, the Institute confers the Chairman’s Gold Medal, Director’s Silver medal, and Chairperson MBA’s Bronze Medal for their scholastic performance.

IIM Jammu 5^th Convocation: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu successfully conducted its Fifth Annual Convocation on June 9, 2022, at the Convention Centre Jammu. Shri Ramnath Kovind, President of India graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest and delivered the convocation address. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of India, and Shri Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of J&K were the Guests of Honour on the occasion. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and Ravi Kumar Narra, President, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) were the special guests on the occasion, according to the official press release.

214 students conferred during IIM Jammu Fifth Annual Convocation

Dr Milind P Kamble, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Jammu delivered the welcome address, and Professor B.S. Sahay, Director IIM Jammu presented the Directors’ Report.

A total of 214 students were conferred with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree. On this meritorious occasion, the Institute confers the Chairman’s Gold Medal, Director’s Silver medal, and Chairperson MBA’s Bronze Medal for their scholastic performance.

Sonali of the Batch 2020-22 was awarded the Gold medal, Shraddha Shukla received the Silver medal, and Raafeeq Dawara got the Bronze medal. The medals were presented to the students by the President of India. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) awarded the ICSI signature award to Ms. Sonali who is the top rank holder in the MBA programme.

President of India inaugurated IIM Jammu Diversity Cell

On this occasion, the Hon’ble President of India inaugurated the diversity cell at IIM Jammu for the SC/ ST Community in the IIM Incubation Center with the support of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI). The Diversity Cell aims to promote entrepreneurship in this segment of society for their economic and social upliftment.

Speaking on the occasion, Ramnath Kovind, the President of India said, “Education is the greatest enabler” and congratulated the students, parents, and the faculty for providing the country with its future.  He also appreciated IIM Jammu for its accomplishments over the past years, with special emphasis on IIM Jammu’s Centre of Happiness, ‘Anandam’, hoping that it would continue a similar growth trajectory in the upcoming years. He advised everyone to remain quick learners and contribute to the growth of the country. The three medal winners of IIM Jammu were women, and the Hon’ble President lauded them, calling them the Nation’s daughters.

Sh. Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of J&K, congratulated the graduating students, remarking that learning shouldn’t be confined to books and courses but should also be used in the real world. He also proposed to make Jammu and Kashmir ‘Aatmanirbhar’ in the upcoming years and stressed the need for interdisciplinary and holistic education, which is the main motto of NEP2020.

The event was attended by all the Chairpersons, faculty members, staff members, graduate students, their family members, and media personnel. A live webcast of the event was done through National Informatics Centre (NIC). The link was https://webcast.gov.in/moe/iimj.

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