Indian Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad Convocation 2012

The Indian Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad held the Convocation for the Class of 2012 at its Ghaziabad campus on March 17, 2012. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance, Government of India delivered the Convocation Address.  The ceremony was presided over by Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development, Government of India and President, Board of Governors, Institute of Management Technology.  

Dr. Bibek Banerjee, Director, IMT Ghaziabad had said that “Convocation 2012 would deliberate on the theme:

Business 2.0: Envisioning Business for Sustainability & Development.  Business 2.0 is a proactive effort by businesses to stay ahead of the game by developing and redesigning business models taking into account the various factors towards becoming sustainable and successful. IMT, being a thought leader in management education and development, has taken this initiative to highlight the various challenges and opportunities that come with adoption of Business 2.0 by the public and private entities alike.”  

While commenting on the theme, Prof. Sadanand Prusty of IMT Ghaziabad stated: “Earlier competition was less and options were few. Ever since the 1990s, with the opening up of the economy, availability of similar products from different brands is common.  The focus for corporates, a few years ago was on the simple goal of profit maximization which has now broadened to include sustainability and ethics as well. Earlier the companies followed a hire and fire policy which has now given way to grooming, developing and retaining employees.” The need of sustainability in business is now universally accepted.  

Prof. Batra notes that “Accelerated Mobility, ubiquitous nature of IT and virtual merger of personal time with work time have led to a major transition in value creation mechanisms in the enterprises. These trends are very much relevant to the B-school curricula. IMT Ghaziabad is now in the process of updating their course according to the changing requirements of companies that primarily focus on values and ethics to achieve their objectives.”

Brijesh Mishra, a student of the PGDM Executive batch firmly believes on the concept of Sustainable Development. He states: “I am confident that businesses and societies can find ways to move towards managing the triple bottom line - social wellbeing (people), environmental protection (planet), and economic development (profit) - simultaneously. Many executives have demonstrated that pursuing sustainable development practices makes good business profit in the long run.”

The Convocation theme promises to explore the role of the contemporary business leader who is entrusted with the responsibility of harnessing human capacity to the fullest in order to achieve organizational goals.  The Chief Guest awarded the diplomas to successful students of the various PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management Programs. The event was also marked with the traditional IMT Ghaziabad way of felicitating the distinguished alumnus for the year.
The convocation ceremony started at 4.00 pm on March 17, 2012. The Chief Guest, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President, Shri Kamal Nath and Director, IMT Ghaziabad, Dr. Bibek Banerjee met the press at 6.30 pm in the auditorium, IMT Ghaziabad.  

For further information please contact:
Dr. Lubna Nafees
Chairperson-Corporate Communications and Media Relations Committee, IMT Ghaziabad
+91-120-3002242/ ccmrc@imt.edu

Source: Ruchi Khurana, Campus Reporter, Delhi NCR