The Indian School of Business (ISB) celebrated the Graduation Day of the Class of 2016 of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and the Class of 2015 of the Management Programme in Family Business (MFAB), at its Mohali campus today. Rahul Bhatia, Group Managing Director of Interglobe Enterprises, the man behind IndiGo airlines, was the Chief Guest at the event.
The day was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm, with students receiving their certificates and posing proudly in their graduation regalia. Adi Godrej, Chairman of the ISB Board, Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB, Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB and other members of the ISB Board were seen celebrating the day along with the students.
This year 238 students from PGP Class of 2016 and 37 students from MFAB Class of 2015 graduated graduated from the Mohali campus. Fifteen students from the PGP 2016 are currently on international exchange programmes
Rahul Bhatia, Group Managing Director, Interglobe Enterprises, gave away the certificates to the graduating students. Sharing his experiences on organisational building, he said, “Planning is the key to success. Successful companies break down complex processes into several small processes and then execute them well. Have the honesty of purpose and the resolve to practice it all the times”, he said.
Addressing the students, Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB said, “Keep expanding your horizons and continue to learn along the way. Continue to adhere to the same standards of excellence that you learnt here. Carry forward the spirit of enterprise and create businesses, establish new enterprises and lead people in contributing to a better and equitable society. Do all of this with humility and kindness and share your good fortune with others less fortunate.”
Sharing some pearls of wisdom from his many years in the industry, , Adi Godrej, Chairman ISB Board said, “I urge you to be responsible towards the society we live in. Please do remember that being good managers is the basic requirement but being good leaders is what will ultimately matter. Please lay a lot of emphasis on integrity, not just financial integrity but also intellectual integrity.”
Awards
The ceremony also saw many awards and accolades given to faculty and students.
Nikesh Murjani awarded the ISB Scholar of Excellence, which is awarded in recognition of outstanding academic performance throughout the year.
The Chairman’s All Rounder award was given to Shubham Gupta. In addition, the ‘ISB Young Leaders’ and ‘ISB Torchbearer’ awards were also handed out to students who demonstrated leadership skills, and all round excellence through the year. The Best Club award went to the Business Technology Club (Professional Club) and the Quiz Club (Social Club).
This year a total of 88 students, from both campuses, made it to the Dean’s List, which comprises students who make it to the top ten percentile of the Class for their academic accomplishments.
Students also voted for their favourite faculty through the Professor of the Year awards. Professor Anjani Jain was given “Professor of the Year Award for Core Courses” and Professor Piyush Kumar was awarded with the “Professor of the Year for Elective Courses”.
Students also chose ‘Academic Associate of the year’ for both PGP and MFAB through preferential nominations for supporting students in their learning through out the year
With this ceremony, the family of ISB alumni grows to over 7500 based in 120 cities across the world.
The Hyderabad campus hosted the Graduation Day of the PGP Class of 2016 and PGPMAX Class of 2015 on April 8. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank was the Chief Guest on the occasion.