Chairman and managing director, NTPC, Dr Arup Roy Choudhury inaugurated the 2nd batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executive (PGPWE) at Indian Institute of Management Raipur on Saturday.
Ramesh Nair, chief executive officer, Bharat Aluminium Co was the keynote speaker for the event.
In his inaugural address, Dr Choudhury emphasised on the importance of learning. He elaborated that the right route to lakshmi (money) is through Saraswati (knowledge). He engaged the audience by sharing his professional and personal experiences and encouraged the students to be critical thinkers. He exhorted the participants to understand the need to unlearn and learn new things.
Dr Choudhury shared his ideas on a plethora of topics such as leadership traits, challenging life experiences and how to deal with regrets in professional and personal lives to name a few.
Ramesh Nair encouraged the new batch by emphasising that there were no shortcuts to learning and one needs to focus on basics. He motivated the audience to strive for excellence in an ethical manner, because money in not everything. Nair concluded by congratulating the future ambassadors of IIM Raipur.
The occasion was also graced by the presence of UP Pani, Director (HR) NTPC. Pani highlighted the importance of taking charge of the situation and bring about a change for the better. He told students that there was need to develop multi tasking abilities in the contemporary scenario and also emphasised that the exposure to management discipline was critical to survive.
Prof BS Sahay, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Raipurm, extended a warm welcome to the new entrants. He highlighted on the role of IIM Raipur in contributing to the nation through the various programmes like PGPWE and Executive Doctoral Programme (EFPM) run in the institute.
He focussed on the need for qualified and trained management professional to lead organisations and the industry to the next level of economic growth and prosperity. This programme provides an opportunity to such experienced professionals and empowers them with knowledge, skill, attitude, flexibility and ability for lifelong learning, to develop one’s career to its fullest potential. Prof Ajit Prasad, Dean Academics, IIM Raipur, thanked all the guests for sparing their valuable time in spite of their busy schedule.
The Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executive (PGPWE) is an intensive one and a half year post graduate program in management, especially designed for mid/senior level professionals. The programme is formulated and designed to enhance skills and capabilities essential for managerial positions.
The second batch of PGPWE includes students from diverse backgrounds such engineering, medical, commerce and humanities. The batch comprises of executives who are working at middle and senior level positions in government departments, public and private sectors. They are from NTPC, Indian Railways, Central Excise Department, Steel Authority of India ltd., BAlCO Vedanta, Infosys, Jindal Steel and Power Plant, TATA Capital, HDFC to name a few.