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Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, the chief guest at 54th Annual Convocation of IIM Calcutta
IIM Calcutta celebrated its 54th Convocation at its campus on April 6, 2019. The landmark ceremony was graced by the presence of Infosys co-founder, Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy as the Chief Guest, Shri Shrikrishna Kulkarni, Chairman - IIM Calcutta’s Board of Governors and Prof. Anju Seth, Director, IIM Calcutta. This year, the 2-year MBA degree was awarded to 453 students, including 312 male and 141 female students, graduating from the flagship Post Graduate Programme. 66 students, including 60 male and 6 female students graduates from the 1-Year MBA degree for Executives. The award of diplomas was announced for 38 students, including 32 male and 6 female students, in Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX VLM) and 52 students, including 42 male and 10 female students, in Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA). The Institute also conferred 14 students, 7 each of male and female students, with their PhD degrees.
For achieving academic and other areas of excellence, students were honoured with various awards and prizes.
- The Satish K Sehgal Doctoral Student Award for excellence in scholarship and organizational citizenship was awarded to Gaurav Gupta and the Best Publication Award by IIM Calcutta Alumni Association Mumbai Chapter was awarded to Milan Kumar and Vaishnavi T.
- Under 2-Year MBA Degree, Anish Patil was awarded with Dr. B C Roy Gold Medal for 1st Rank holder, Chairman’s Prize, John Wynne Prize, Calcutta Management Association Trophy, P C Chandra Silver Medal for 1st Rank holder IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter prize. His name will be instated in the Institute’s Honour Roll.
- Under 1-Year MBA Degree for Executives, Rajesh Ranjan was awarded with Gold Medal, sponsored by the Calcutta Chapter of the IIMC Alumni Association, Institute Book Prize, Book Prize sponsored by Taylor & Francis Group, the Rising Star Award of Academic Merit for PGPEX Students and a cash award of Rupees one lakh, sponsored by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. He will also find his name etched in the Director’s merit list.
