Premier
B-School Goa Institute of Management (GIM) began the year-long celebration by hosting its annual
convocation ceremony for the PGDBM batch of 2017-18 at its sprawling campus in
Sanquelim. Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Bank, delivered the convocation
address to 298 students who received the coveted MBA diploma.
Students turned professional managers received the diploma after
having completed over 22 months of academically packed, rigorous training with
exposure to live industrial projects as well as community oriented assignments.
Of these 298 students, 249 are full-time PGDM (Post Graduate
Diploma in Management) students, 20 are from the PGDM-PT (Post Graduate Diploma
in Management – Part Time) program and 29 students are from PGDM-HCM (Post
Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management) program.
The convocation ceremony began with the Director’s Report on the
institute’s performance for the last academic year where Prof. Ajit Parulekar,
Director, GIM highlighting the achievements of the B-school and its students.
The students have received placement offers from some of the top companies in
India which included McKinsey, Citi Bank, WNS Global Services, Kraft Heinz,
Vedanta, NeoNiche, Digit General Insurance and Pharmaceuticals, Insurance,
Healthcare IT, Operations, Market research and start-ups among others.
Said Chief Guest Deepak Parekh: “Over the past 25 years, Goa
Institute of Management has carved a niche for itself among B-schools. This
education institution has a unique precedence of being ahead of the curb,
introducing new programs that are relevant to current trends, such as HR
analytics, healthcare management, innovation and incubation centres and
principle based management education. The driving message resonates very well
with me, which is ‘learning never stops at GIM’.” Speaking to the students, he
added, “As you leave this institution, you not only take with you knowledge on
specific subjects but also key tools of life which are being responsive,
creative and enterprising. With these skillsets, the sky is the limit to what
can be achieved.”
Also present at the convocation ceremony were members of the
Board of Governors, students and faculty members of the institute.
Damodar
Sripad Borkar Gold medal for Best Academic Performance PGDM was handed to Varun
Khanuja while Aishwarya Alias Ankita Ugam Sinai Usgaokar received the GIM
Silver Medal for Academic Performance. The Dr Deepa Martin’s Memorial Award for
special recognition of Extra Curricular Activities was awarded to Pai Khot
Dinraj Vijaykumar. Blossom D’souza received the Sri Nirmal Goswami Gold Medal
for Communications while The GIM Alumni Association Gold Medal for Best Summer
Project was awarded to Vidhi Agarwal. The coveted Fr Romuald D’Souza Gold Medal
for Best Student of the Year PGDM was awarded to Anjali Bhat. GIM Gold Medal
for Best Academic Performance for the PGDM-PT program was awarded to Saurabh
Saxena and the Dr Francis & Chantal Pinto award for the best student of the
was awarded to Saurabh Saxena as well. GIM Gold Medal for Best Academic
Performance PGDM - HCM was awarded to Prathamesh Alias Sachchidanand Gurudas
Pai Bir and the GIM silver Medal for Best Academic Performance PGDM - HCM was
awarded to Costa Roana Maria.