The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar celebrated its 23rd convocation with a batch of 359 students belonging to different Programmes graduating on Tuesday.
Tata Steel MD, India and South East Asia TV Narendran, who was the chief guest, shared his experiences with the XIMB and exhorted the graduating students on the need for integrity, commitment and hard work for leading the nation to prosperity.
Among the other distinguished personalities present were NICCO Corporation Chairman Rajive Kaul and XIMB Board of Governors Chairman Fr Paul Fernandes, SJ, XIMB Director Fr Tony Uvary, SJ, Associate Director and Prof Biswa Swarup Misra, Dean (Academics).
Father Paul congratulated the graduating students and urged them to keep the belief in hard work, excellence and sincerity strong and always rekindle the core values imparted to them even in trying times.
He also highlighted the sterling achievements of the institute, faculty and students in the year 2013-2014, especially achieving 100 per cent placements despite the prevailing uncertainty in market conditions and the ever-increasing competition.
This year brought great news as the Xavier University, Bhubaneswar came into existence and also the new campus at Kurki was announced, he said.
Chief guest Narendran also presented medals to the following students for their excellence in academics: CM Kandoi Gold Medal: Bineet Mishra (First Rank); Monalisa Guru (Second Rank); Faculty Council Gold Medal to the next 10 rank holders; Orissa Jesuit Society Medal: Sweta Kar; leeta Misra: Anakalkoti Gold Medal: Monalisa Guru; Ravi Sharma-Arsha Vidya Gold Medal: Bineet Mishra; Orissa Jesuit Society Medal: Sarat Kumar; Faculty Council Gold Medal: Dhan Singh, Ankita Bagadiya, Rittika Dutta; Fr MVD Bogaert Gold Medal: Dhan Singh; Faculty Council Gold Medal: Preeti Dave, Arindam Bhattacharjee, Aparna Nayak; Faculty Council Gold Medal: Harihar Panigrahi, Mayukh Sinha, Munmun Mittra; NTPC Gold Medal: Monalisa Guru, Preeti Dave, Rittika Dutta.