The pre-convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore) was held on Friday. IIM Indore celebrated its 16th Annual Convocation on March 27 and 28. The convocation is held each year to confer the title of the Fellow of Indian Institute of Management Indore for its Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and diplomas to the successful participants of Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), Post Graduate Programme in Management-UAE (PGP-UAE), Post Graduate Programme in Management- Mumbai (PGP-Mumbai), Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) and Post Graduate Programme in Management-MX, Mumbai (PGPMX, Mumbai).
Member, Management Board, RPG Group Sachin Nandgaonkar and Author and Columnist Rashmi Bansal were the guests of honour of the Pre-Convocation function. Director IIM Indore Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, in his pre-convocation address extended a warm welcome to Nandgaonkar, Bansal, members of IIM Indore Society and Board of Governors, distinguished guests, media persons and the whole IIMI Community.
Professor Krishnan observed that the annual convocation is the most auspicious occasion for the students and the whole IIM Indore community. The Director congratulated the graduating class of 2013-15 and appreciated the Students Affairs Committee for their outstanding efforts in motivating and boosting the morale of the IIM Indore community.
During the event, certificates were distributed to the coordinators of various students’ councils by the Director. Top scorers of PGP were also presented with the certificates of appreciation. While addressing the gathering, Nandgaonkar advised students to not compete with anybody and set a higher bar for themselves after every milestone of their own achievements.
He also noted that the graduating students should now focus on giving back to the society and community what they learned in the past two years. In her thought-provoking address, Bansal observed that there are three things common in every successful person’s career story-Passion, Purpose and Perseverance. She advised the students to look for higher purpose in their life and explore the alternate career choices other than the traditional fields.