ISB celebrates its 20th Graduation Day with N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons as the Chief Guest
692 students graduated at the combined virtual Graduation Ceremony
New Delhi: Today, the Indian School of Business (ISB) celebrated its 20th graduation ceremony with N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons as the Chief Guest. 692 students of Hyderabad (481) and Mohali (211) campuses graduated with laurels. Students of PGP (class of 2021), FPM (Fellow Programme in Management) and the founding class of EFPM (Executive Fellow Programme in Management) took part in the E-Graduation Ceremony.
Congratulating the graduates, Chief Guest N Chandrasekaran said, ” All of you are graduating at a pivotal moment in time. We have experienced advancement that we could not have imagined—from scientific breakthroughs to new ways of learning, living, and working”. “This is a tremendous opportunity for India to change and better itself. And this opportunity is your opportunity. For the world is being rethought, and soon it will be rebuilt. Never before has there been such an opening for bold new ideas”, he added.
“I believe that the new India that emerges in the coming decade can be the global leader in R&D, science and technology, AI, advanced manufacturing and next generation products and services. We have the right human capital. We have the scale. We just need to make the right investments. And for that, we need to start with the fundamentals”, underlined N Chandrasekaran.
Earlier, addressing his first graduation ceremony as the Dean of the ISB, Professor Madan Pillutla said, “After completing two decades of meaningful and eventful years of national contribution, ISB is in for more promising and exciting times ahead. With the varied intellectual and physical resources at ISB’s disposal today, I believe we have the responsibility to contribute a lot more to India. The third decade of ISB should be about impact and transformation.”
Harish Manwani, Chairperson of ISB Executive Board, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairperson, Mohali Campus Advisory Board, Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean ISB and members of the ISB Board, joined virtually in the celebrations along with students, families, faculty, staff, alumni, and other dignitaries.
Harish Manwani, Chairperson ISB Executive Board, congratulating the students, said, “For a successful business, ‘values’ and ‘purpose’ are more important than ever, as are ‘people’ in these trying times. Organisations should become more agile and resilient to encounter any unprecedented challenge.” ISB will continue to equip its students to become future-ready and enable them to usher in futuristic and innovative growth models worth emulating by others, he added.
The graduation ceremony also celebrated the accomplishments of its students by announcing awards to students who excelled in academics and extra-curricular activities and those who had demonstrated exemplary leadership skills throughout the year. Siddhant Gupta from the Mohali campus and Tanya Sri Yerra from the Hyderabad campus received the gold medals for topping the class. ISB Parmeshwar Godrej Award, which is given to honour the memory of the late Ms. Parmeshwar Godrej to an Exemplary Woman Student who has a strong commitment to social causes, was presented to Ridhi Vohra from Co2021.
The ceremony culminated with a vote of thanks by Professor Milind Sohoni, Deputy Dean Faculty and Research.