Indore, 8th May 2019: A. Balasubramanian, Chief Executive Officer – Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. addressed the 7th Annual Convocation Ceremony at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore on April 27th, 2019. Total 87 students confred with diploma from Post Graduate Diploma in Management program.
The convocation ceremony witnessed A. Balasubramanian, Chief Executive Officer – Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance AMC Limited as chief guest and Shri Anurag Verma, Senior Director – HR, Flipkart, was the guest of honor gracing the occasion. Other dignitaries present included Shri Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Jaipuria Institute of Management, and Dr. Harshvardhan Halve, Director of Jaipuria Indore.
Shri Sharad Jaipuria, in his commencement address, welcomed the dignitaries and thanked everyone associated with the B-school. He spoke on the importance of higher education in India and emphasized on understanding present day education’s transformation that needs to be utilized as a path for career building, than merely career development. Amidst thunderous applause, Shri Sharad Jaipuria added, “There’s no other solution apart from education to economic prosperity and serenity in the world. I only hope that in years to come, everyone talks about all of your achievements by looking up to your path of success.”
Shri A. Balasubramanian, CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance AMC Limited, congratulated the students for their dedicated efforts to earn their degrees. “We need to realize our energies as far as education is concerned. Today’s world is highly competitive. It does not matter what background you belong to or what your societal status is, it’s an era where only the strong can survive – and the strength needs to come from education,” he added. Towards the end, he concluded with welcoming the students to the corporate world and wished them a great career ahead.
This was followed by conferring degrees and awards to the graduating students. The chairman’s Gold Medal award was awarded to Manisha Roy, the vice chairman’s Silver Medal award was awarded to Apoorv Pandey, and the director’s Bronze Medal was awarded to Suyash Bhalerao.
The convocation ceremony concluded with the vote of thanks given by Shri Shreevats Jaipuria. He also expressed his gratitude towards Dr. Harshavardhan Halve’s contribution and motivation to the students. “I would urge all the students present here to stick to your values and principles constantly. Be authentic, transparent, dedicated, and always follow your principles – for that will help you in attaining your goals,” he added.