IIM Shillong’s 14th Convocation: Empowering Future Leaders with Industry-Ready Skills

Shillong : IIM Shillong, hosted its 14th Annual Convocation on April 2nd, 2023, with 5 Doctoral Scholars conferred PhD degrees, whereas 236 students from PGP-2021-23 batch (2 years full time residential program), 43 students from PGPEX batch of 2022-23 (1 year full time residential program), 16 students from PGPWE2020-22 and 47 students from PGPWE2021-23 batch where conferred with MBA degrees.
While delivering the welcome address, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Shri Shishir Kumar Bajoria, congratulated the students on their achievements and emphasized the importance of skill development in shaping India’s future. He urged the students to leverage their learnings from IIM Shillong to make a positive impact on society. He said “since 1947 India received 950 Billion dollars of FDI of which 532 Billion was last 3 years. The growth of India is bottom-up. The growth of the first GDP was 3.5 trillion dollars which took 67 years, while 2nd trillion took 8 years and 3rd trillion took 5 years. From the 10th largest economy in 2015 to the 5Th largest leaving, Russia, Italy, Brazil, France, and the UK and knocking at the door of Germany for the 4th position. This is New India. 65 % of our GDP was driven by domestic demand. 1.4 billion population, about 1 billion are young Indians with an average age of 29 years. India is World’s youngest country and will continue to be for the next 70 years and dear students, you are going to participate in that as Young Indians.”
The event was graced by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, as the Chief Guest (through virtual mode), and Shri Gaurav Swarup, Co-Chairman & Managing Director of Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd, as the Guest of Honour,
While delivering the Convocation Address Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar expressed his gratitude for his part as the Chief Guest of the 14th convocation of IIM Shillong. India has been fortunate to have been globally growing, with initiatives such as Digital India contributing to the country’s growth. While many countries, such as China and the UK, are grappling with recession and other challenges, India continues to grow and emerge as a global leader. I firmly believe that India is the country of the decade, and I urge the students of IIM Shillong to leverage their education to contribute to the country’s progress and make a positive impact on society. Further, he mentioned that New India offers tremendous opportunities for Young Indians to pursue dreams and achieve goals based on their own hard work and abilities. Shri Chandrasekhar Congratulated all graduating students and wished them a bright future.
The Guest of Honour, Shri Gaurav Swarup, congratulated the students and emphasized the importance of leveraging their education to create a positive impact on society.
The Director of IIM Shillong, Prof. D.P. Goyal, expressed his pride in the achievements of the students and lauded the faculty and staff for their efforts in imparting industry-relevant education. Professor Goyal further mentioned, “as they embark on their professional journey, I urge them to uphold our institution’s values of integrity, empathy, and excellence, and to use their knowledge and skills to contribute towards building a better tomorrow.”
The convocation ceremony witnessed the participation of 238 students, who received job offers from 63 recruiters across various fields, including Consulting & Strategy, Finance, General Management, Human Resources & Operations, IT & Analytics, and Sales & Marketing. The gender makeup of the class was equally split, with 45% females and 55% males. With an average CTC of 26.96 LPA, Median CTC 26.09 LPA and Highest CTC of 71.30 LPA, IIM Shillong continued to cherish the moment and congratulated the graduating students of PGP batch for such achievements.
The Chief Guest highlighted the Government’s initiatives to create a conducive ecosystem for startups and urged the students to take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
The convocation ceremony concluded with a Pledge by the graduating scholars and students led by respective program chairs, which creates a sense of pride and accomplishment as the students looked forward to making their mark in the corporate world, armed with the skills and knowledge imparted by IIM Shillong.