BCG Chairman Arun Maira to preside over IIM-C Convocation; 371 candidates to receive diplomas, fellowships

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
August 3, 2016
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) will celebrate its 43rd Annual Convocation on April 5, 2008.

On the occasion Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group (India), will inspire the graduating batch of IIM-C with his convocation address. According to IIM C, 371 candidates have completed their programmes successfully and will be awarded diplomas and fellowships.  

Prof Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director of IIM-C, will also present the Annual Report of IIM-C. The convocation will be declared open by theMr Ajit Balakrishnan, CEO – Rediff.com and the Chairman of IIM-C Board of Governors.  

According to information shared by IIM-C with MBAuniverse.com, “During convocation 10 students would receive Fellowships while Diploma will be awarded to successful PGP students which include 245 in Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), 47 in Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM), 41 in Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) and the first batch of 38 students in Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX).” 

While sharing the information on the awardees, IIM-C says, “Hemant Gupta has secured the first rank in the PGDM programme and will be receiving Dr B C Roy Gold Medal and other prizes. Ayushi Gudwani has secured the second rank and will be receiving Dr B C Roy Silver Medal; Dr Amiya Barat Prize for securing 2nd rank and Joshi Nivedita S. has secured the third rank and will be receiving the Exide Award for Excellence. Their names would be placed in the Institute’s Honour Roll for this year.” 

In the PGDCM, Akash Chattopadhyay has secured the first rank and will be receiving the IIM-C Gold Medal and Dr Jogendra Kumar Chowdhury Gold Medal and other awards for his outstanding achievement. His name would be placed in the Institute’s Honour Roll for this year. Rahul Gupta has secured the second rank and will be receiving Smt. Indira Chowdhury Gold Medal and other awards. Haria Vishal Mahesh has secured the third rank and will be receiving the ACC Award.  

In the PGDBM, Debraj Banerjee has secured the first rank and will be receiving the IIMC Gold medal and other awards. Arun Soumya Mukherjee has secured the second rank and will be receiving the IIM-C Silver medal and Praveen Kumar Jha has secured the third rank and will be receiving the IIM-C Book Prize. Their names would be placed in the PGDBM Honour Roll for this year. 

In the PGPEX programme, Prakash Chandra Sah has secured the first rank; Panchali Roychowdhuri second and Krishnakumar Sankaranarayanan have secured the third rank. According to IIM-C, their names would be placed in the Director’s Merit List.