Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said true education must provide ‘life-building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas'.
Real education is that which contributes to nation-building and enables one to stand on one’s own legs. IIMs definitely contribute here by being job providers for their own students and many thousands of their countrymen, she said while addressing the 5th Annual Convocation function of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur as the chief guest.
Irani also stressed on the fact that IIM Raipur has emerged as an established campus known for its management education and research and that the institute has positioned itself as a research-based institute and for this created a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship on its premises.
IIM Raipur has been steadfastly preparing ethical leaders who are not only committed to business, commerce and industry but are also socially conscious towards their contribution in nation building, she said.
Shyamala Gopinath, Chairperson, Board of Governors (BoG), IIM Raipur and Prof BS Sahay, Director IIM Raipur were present at the ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh emphasised that management institutes have a lot to teach and one can learn and apply these learning for capacity building and the betterment of society.
He discussed how by proper management of resources, Chhattisgarh has been able to minimise its energy losses and revamp their Public Distribution System. Shyamala Gopinath, the Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIM Raipur, earlier welcomed the guests and congratulated the students on successfully completing the programme. Prof BS Sahay, Director, IIM Raipur released the Director’s report on the occasion.
In the 2014-16 batch of IIM Raipur, of the total 118 students PGP batch, 89 students got convocated today.
The remaining 29 students have gone for Students Exchange Programme to partner institutions in different parts of the world to complete their final term. In addition, 24 students from the 4th Batch of PGP 2013-15 were convocated on Monday as they had gone to complete their final term at partner institutions under Students Exchange Programme last year.