School of Management Sciences (SMS) completed 29 glorious years of its establishment in the city. The inaugural function of Foundation Day ‘Aadharshila-2023’ was organised by the institute on Monday in which UP Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Dr Daya Shankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ was the chief guest. Describing SMS Varanasi as a leading institute in the field of providing employment-oriented education to the students of North India including Purvanchal, Dr Mishra said that since its inception, this institute has given maximum emphasis on skill development and employment-oriented education among the students. Dr Mishra said that today in this era of technology, the nature of education has changed. The needs of the students have also changed, hence it is important that the educational institutions keep their curriculum updated. While presiding over the programme, former Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Prof Durg Singh Chauhan said that this educational institution is a leader in the field of management and technology.
Welcoming the dignitaries, Director of the institute, Prof PN Jha said that this moment of completion of 29 glorious years of the institute is historic. While thanking all the partners associated with the institute, he said that due to their good wishes and blessings, SMS has created a distinct identity for itself on the national and international stage. Prof Jha remembered the founder director of the institute. Paying homage to Prof Mukund Lal, he said that Prof Mukund’s vision and strong self-confidence have given a distinct identity to this institute. Started in 1995, this institute has never looked back in the last 29 years and has left an indelible mark in the world of management education by continuously scaling new heights. He said that this institute is dedicated to the overall development of students along with education. In the year 2017, NAAC awarded SMS, Varanasi with ‘A’ grade in its evaluation, which is also a matter of pride for the city of Varanasi. The award of autonomous status to the institute by the University Grants Commission is also a seal of its excellence.
After the inaugural session, various cultural programmes and competitions were also organised in which competitive events - solo singing, solo dance, business quiz, antyakshari, rangoli, ad and poster making were organised. In the various inter-college competitions, participants from more than a dozen educational institutions of Purvanchal (eastern UP) including Varanasi displayed their talent. The main attraction of the programme was the fashion show in which the undergraduate and postgraduate students of SMS showcased their magic in the ramp walk fashion show.
Demonstrating the significance of India’s message of ‘Unity in Diversity’, various costumes of India were displayed by the students in the fashion show. Like every year, this year also SMS Management Committee decided to honour its employees who have provided continuous services to the institute for 25, 20, 15 and 10 years in which, Prof Kamalsheel Mishra, Pradeep Kumar, General Manager, IT, for providing continuous service for 25 years, Shambhu Sharan Srivastava, Associate Professor, Sushil Kumar Singh, Senior Programmer, for 20 years and Atish Khadse, Associate Professor for 15 years. The inaugural session was conducted by Prof Pallavi Pathak, coordinator of Aadharshila. Executive Secretary of the institute Dr MP Singh, Sanjay Gupta and the teachers and employees were also present.