The recently held annual convocation ceremony at MDI Gurgaon witnessed as
many as 530 students of the illustrious batch of 2014-16 being awarded their
diplomas. The convocation ceremony was graced by Hon’ble Minister of State for
Finance, Govt. of India, Jayant Sinha as the Chief Guest and Director General and
CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs also widely acclaimed as the Father
of Corporate Responsibility in the country; Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee as the Guest of Honour. Chairman, MDI, Board of Governors,Malay Mukherjee, welcomed the esteemed guests and stressing on how
MDI has been a frontrunner in inculcating robust management capabilities for
both individual and organizations, he wished the students very bestin their
professional lives and also requested them to make a difference in the society
and country.
Prof. C. P. Shrimali,
Acting Director, MDI took the assembled audience through the annual achievements
of MDI while expressing pride in upholding
the institute’s vision of being a Global Business School of Thought Leaders and
Change Masters for Academic Excellence and Continuous Innovation.
Hon’ble
Minster, Jayant Sinha motivated and delighted the graduating students with his
humility when he said in his speech, “I feel honoured to be a
part of MDI’s Convocation. It is a time when we have decisive and primary
excellent youth for leadership. India’s growth in coming years is going to be
more qualitative in manufacturing and technology sector. My dear students this
is the next world and you can be the leaders of this next world, so go forth
and transform India as well as the world.” Later he also mentioned about the
event in his tweet.
A total of 333 students participated in the placement
process, with 237 students from the flagship PGPM course, 61 students from the
PGP-HRM course, and 35 from the PGP-IM course. 106 students received
Pre-Placement Offers either from their summer internship organizations or
through various B-school competitions. This year witnessed a substantial
increase of 35% in the number of companies confirming participation for the
final placement process. The average CTC across the three courses saw a 13%
increase over the previous year with the highest domestic CTC offered
increasing by a remarkable 27.5% to INR 32.1 LPA.
MDI
has a long tradition of producing entrepreneurs and job creators. This year was
no different.
“Several pass outs instead of opting for placements, ventured
into the world of entrepreneurship in fields ranging from food technology to
finance. Our industry-oriented training has been our hallmark and
our strategic tie-ups with 60 world-wide institutions are aimed at honing
management graduates in the best way possible”, said Prof. Shrimali.
MDI adds around 700 new
students to the talent pool of the nation every year and its alumni has been
holding the alma mater’s flag high at CEO and policy making levels in the
corporate as well as government sector, leaving their imprints on both national
and international shores. The convocation ceremony serves as a testament to the
efforts taken by the MDI fraternity to ensure the very best of executive
education, management research and consulting.
After the addresses by the esteemed speakers, the evening came to a
close with the national anthem.
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on behalf of MDI Gurgaonby DebriN Synergy