IIM Shillong Commencement Ceremony: Interim session becomes first physical-mode event after lockdown

Shillong, 1st July 2022. The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong hosted the
commencement ceremony to welcome 309 post-graduate programmes (PGP) in management
(2022–24), 5 Ph.D., and 11 Ph.D. Working Professionals. IIM Shillong held its recipients,
visitors, and invitees in person for the first time at this session since the lockdown two years
prior.
The Chief Guest at the ceremony was Dr. Anurag Batra, Chairman of BW Business World
and Editor-in-Chief, and the First Director of IIM Shillong, Prof. Ashoke K. Dutta. With
the invocation address, the ceremony was graced and followed by the welcome address by
Director, IIM Shillong Prof D P Goyal.

Dr. Anurag Batra Chairman of BW Business World and Editor-in-Chief, made an
insightful and engaging speech while addressing the students about pursuing
entrepreneurship by sharing their previous academic and professional experiences. He
emphasized the value of time in life once more. He thinks that time is our most potent
weapon. Dr. Batra concluded his discussion of the difficulties and secrets of success in the
business world by wishing everyone luck and urging them to make the most of their life.
Addressing the graduates, Prof. Ashoke K. Dutta, the First Director of IIM
Shillong explained the importance of clinical research in his speech to the graduates.
Additionally, he guided the graduates to start with a company, be lifelong learners, astute
observers, and passionate about solving societal challenges sharing his personal experiences
while arguing that everyone must follow the rules and that one should never defy the law. He
asserts that those who can manage with inclusivity and sustainability are the ones who will
own the future and urged them to use the resources at hand in a productive way as he closed
his remarks.”

Director of IIM Shillong, Prof D P Goyal welcomed the new participants and said that we
are continually advancing in terms of academic and research metrics, as well as the number
of admissions, makes him IIM-Shillong aims to become a worldwide renowned academic
an institution that fosters excellence in management, innovation, and entrepreneurship for
business, government, and society, and this improved performance reflects the vision. What
to prioritize and occasionally forgo on the road to success determines everything. Prof
Goyal had no doubt that their graduates will put up a lot of effort to address our society’s
issues, he added.”