IIM Udaipur 4th Annual Convocation Held

The 4th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur (IIMU) took place on Monday, 21 March, 2016 at the MLSU auditorium, Sukhadia University Campus, Udaipur.

Dr. Pankaj R Patel, Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Institute, and Chairman of Zydus Cadila delivered the welcome address. He stated that this batch of students have made the institute proud through their various activities and initiatives in the international arena. He mentioned that this is indeed a special occasion as this is the last convocation ceremony being held at MLSU campus which is a temporary campus and that the next events will be at the new 300 acre campus.

Chief guest of the ceremony was Mr. Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises. He congratulated the students on this joyous occasion and urged the passing batch to be sensitive to the society at large. He spoke about the challenges that he had to face during the license raj era and how liberalization has eased up many of those challenges. He also mentioned that current generation faces a different set of challenges all together. He appreciated the college for its unique vision and encouraged the students to be quite involved with the society at large.

The concluding address was delivered by Prof. Janat Shah, Director of the Institute. He congratulated everyone on the convocation of yet another batch and mentioned that the transformation in students over the last couple of years is very encouraging.

Prof. Shah told how being a manager can give an opportunity to impact many lives and in turn the nation as well and urged the passing batch of students to be on the forefront of this journey.