IIM Rohtak concludes its 4th Convocation for Post Graduate Diplomas for Management students

The 4^th convocation at Indian Institute of Management - Rohtak (IIM-R) was a time for jubilation for 152 students who received their Post Graduate Diplomas for Management from the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr Ravi Kant (Former Chairman, Tata Motors Ltd). The ceremony was held at the Tagore auditorium in the current host campus.

The convocation was attended by Prof. P. Rameshan (Director, IIM Rohtak), Chairman and other members of the Board of Governors, members of the IIM Rohtak Society, faculty and other dignitaries. Chief Guest Dr. Janmejaya Kumar Sinha (Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, Asia Pacific), who is the current Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) committee on financial inclusion and member of their national council, delivered the Convocation Address. Dr. Sinha is the Co-author of the book 'Own the Future: 50 Ways to Win from The Boston Consulting Group'.

Dressed in their graduation gowns and hats, the students could be seen reminiscing about their days at IIM Rohtak and discussing their ambitious plans for the future. The families of the students were also visibly proud of the achievements of their loved ones. The students took this opportunity to bid a final farewell to the Institute and to their junior batch.

IIM Rohtak confers two awards of excellence each year upon meritorious students. The Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance was awarded to Mr. Rajat Lakhina, and the Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance was awarded to Mr. Akshat Modi.

The placements for the 4^th batch reflected the industry confidence in the brand identity of IIM Rohtak and the high quality of the IIM Rohtak graduates. With 61 recruiters and several Pre-Placement offers, the average annual package of the top 50 students was 13.6 lakhs, while the average annual salary saw an 8.3% increase over the previous year. The major recruiters for the 4^th batch included Amazon, JP Morgan, Tata Motors, Cognizant, Wipro, Infosys, SBI, ICICI Bank, YES Bank, HSBC, L&T, KPMG, ICICI Prudential, Ernst & Young, HDFC, BPCL, Max Life, Pernod Ricard, CRISIL, and TATA Steel.

The PGP batch of 2013-15 was instrumental in taking forward many initiatives that have been central to the social commitment of IIM Rohtak, like the Run for the Girl Child Mini Marathon, Swabhav, Sparsh, etc. They have also actively engaged with the wider corporate community through several Business Summits and Management Conclaves. Boasting of an unheard of gender parity in B-Schools (48% women), the 2013-15 batch also displayed their business acumen with numerous accolades and wins in competitions at the national/regional level such as Mahindra War Room, Maverick, FLIP Challenge and fests of premier B-Schools. They were also instrumental in carrying forward the club activities of Marque, FI, SnC, SCOMC, Voice and others.

IIM-R is the 8^th IIM to be established under the 11^th five year plan. With the passing of each batch of PGDM graduates, IIM Rohtak is well on its way to realizing its vision of becoming a global leader in management education.