Great Lakes Institute of Management in Gurugram held its sixth annual convocation for the PGPM class of 2016-17 and PGPM (Energy) class of 2015-17 recently at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, New Delhi. The event also witnessed the commencement ceremony of the new PGDM (17 -19) batch in the presence of chief guest Ajay S Shriram, Chairman & Senior Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd, and guest of honour Dhruv Shringi, Co-Founder & CEO of Yatra.com.
The venue was brimming with energy reflecting the sense of anticipation among the students wearing ceremonial graduation regalia, waiting to receive their graduation certificates. At this year’s convocation ceremony, 124 students got graduation certificates, out of which 93 students were from PGPM 2016-17 and 31 students from PGPM-Energy 2015-17.
On the occasion, Ajay S Shriram delivered the convocation address and handed over the certificates to the graduating students in the presence of Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Dean and Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Mohan Lakhamraju, Vice-Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Himadri Das, Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurugram, faculty, students and parents.
Addressing the gathering, Ajay Shriram said, “You all are going to embark on a new journey in life, so, I would like to share with you all some of the softer issues that are important for every organisation and leader. Firstly, learning never ends, it is a continuous process and you all should stay inspired to learn more and more, digital content has made learning opportunities absolutely unlimited and you must utilise that. Secondly, relationships are very important for success. The family comes first, be connected and take care of each other in ups and downs. Organisations must build strong relationships with all the stakeholders on the basis of trust and values. Thirdly, team work is important and to work with people be a good listener from other person’s perspective. Customer satisfaction is linked with employee satisfaction, so motivating employees positively will impact the bottom line. You must also inculcate and follow strong value systems, high ethical standards, maintaining transparency and so on. I personally believe that values will always drive you in right direction. And optimism is a key to success; it gives you confidence and creates positive energy to overcome problems efficiently.”
As a part of the convocation ceremony, a number of academic honors were handed to the meritorious students. In the PGPM Energy batch, gold medals were awarded to Malay Nigam for academic excellence and for being the best outgoing student. In PGPM batch, gold medals were awarded to Afzal Anwar and Shatabdi Kalita for academic excellence, and Ashish Ranjeet Singh for being the best outgoing student.
Placements
The PGPM graduates had excellent placements across marquee companies with average compensation of ₹10.51 lakh per annum, with the highest being ₹15.5 lakh. Some of the companies that participated in the process were Aditya Birla Group, Cognizant, Deloitte, HCL Technologies, EvalueServe, MuSigma, Shell, Servion, Shopclues, Droom, and Hexaware. The profiles offered included consulting/IT consulting, sales & marketing, product management, finance, operations and analytics.
The PGPM (Energy) class was well-received by the industry and the average compensation received was ₹9.1 lakh with the highest being ₹13.5 lakh. The batch of 2015-17 received a bouquet of offers from companies across IT/ITES, consulting, internet business, BFSI, technology, energy, and oil & gas sectors. The list of companies that participated in the process included names likes Aditya Birla Group, Deloitte, KPMG, HCL Technologies, Shell, Sterlite, Happay, Droom, Feedback Infra, and Map My India.