The 18th Annual Convocation
Bangalore, June 09, 2014 – IFIM, Bangalore’s No.1 private Business School , held its 18th Annual Convocation today at their premises in Bangalore. Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, presided over the gathering.
The lighting of the lamp signified the commencement of the august function. PGDM students of the 2012-14 batches were awarded their post-graduate degrees by Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, while top performers of the batch were bestowed with awards for excellence in various fields. Dr. Chakrabarty congratulated the students & best performers during the ceremony, also said “Leadership is what sets apart individuals from the rest. Such skills are valued in organizations since it requires inherent qualities that surface to align a team.”
The Guest of Honor Mr. Ajai Chowdhry, Founder HCL, and former Chairman, HCL Infosystems Ltd., congratulated the gold medal winners and said “Technology is the backbone of progress in this communication age. Students need to be able to harness technology to make progress in their careers regardless of the field.” Prof. S. Sadagopan, Founder, Director, IIT-B 
also graced the ceremony with his presence and congratulated the students for their achievements and said “Technology is what catapults us into the future. It makes us ready to face the challenges that life throws at us. So we need to adopt technology in every aspect of our life.”
The ceremony was also graced by several dignitaries from the corporate world, the Academic Governing Board of IFIM, parents of the graduating students along with the alumni of the institute. The programme began with the lighting of the lamp, followed by opening of convocation, welcome address, convocation address, awards of medals for academic excellence, award of IFIM’s PGDM Diplomas, administering of oath, vote of thanks, closing of convocation, and national anthem.
Congratulating all the students on the occasion, Shri V.B Padode, Chairman IFIM Business School, said, “This year has been one of the most satisfying years for the institute in terms of overall performance by the batch. We have had excellent results academically. This year, IFIM has also witnessed some of the best companies in the country visiting us as recruiters and absorbing a sizeable portion of our students.”
The placement cycle saw companies across varied sectors visit the campus, ranging from banking majors, retail leaders to 
analytics and IT companies. Some of the companies included Capgemini, Aditya Birla Minacs , American Express, Blue Dart Ltd., Britannia Industries Ltd., City Union Bank, Dell India Ltd., Genpact India Ltd., Honeywell Technology Solutions Labs, HSBC Technology and Services, Indiabulls Distribution Services Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., KPMG, Madison Communications Pvt. Ltd., Myntra.com, Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd., Standard Chartered Financial Ltd., Toyota Financial Services India Ltd. and others.
The hour long Convocation came to a close with a buzz of cheer and excitement as the students threw their hats up to celebrate the occasion. CCI Newswire
The following Gold Medals and Awards were given out to the top students
A. Program Toppers
1. BEST STUDENT OF PGDM
Mr. Reji Thomas
2. BEST STUDENT OF PGDM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
Ms. Sravanthi Biroju
3. BEST STUDENT OF PGDM (FINANCE)
Mr. Abhishek Kedia
4. AWARD FOR THE TOPPER PGDM (WORKING PROFESSIONALS)
Ms. Megha Iyer
5. AWARD FOR THE TOPPER PGDM (WORKING PROFESSIONALS)
Mr. Partha Sarathi Das
B . Functional Area Toppers
6. BEST MARKETING STUDENT
Ms. Tulasi R
7. BEST FINANCE STUDENT
Mr. Reji Thomas
8. BEST HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STUDENT
Ms. Surabhi Shanbhag
C. Industry Internship Award
9. BEST INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP PROJECT
Ms. Manisha Nand
D. All Round Performance
10. BEST ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE
Mr. Arko Mukherjee
E. Excellence in CSR
11. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Mr. Tauqeer Md. Iqbal
F. Best Girl Student
12. BEST GIRL STUDENT AWARD
Ms. Divya Elangovan
G. Alumni of the Year
Mr. Ravi Kumar
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