Magis, June 2015

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As the largest batch
of XLRI joins the
corporate world, an-
other chapter is added
to the institute's
legacy of producing
men and women of
excellence.
On the 59th Convocation of XLRI, an
assiduous batch of 520 students received
graduating certificates and medals. The
batch encompasses 300 students of
Two-year Post Graduate Programmes in
Management - BM and HRM (2013-15);
112 students of 2014 batch of 15-months
PGDM (General Management) Pro-
gramme; two students of Fellow Program
in Management from Jamshedpur Cam-
pus; 63 students of Three-Year [Part-Time]
PGDM-BM Programme 2012–15 batch
and 23 students of Three-Year [Part-Time]
PGDM-BM Programme 2012 – 15 batch
from Dubai Campus; and 20 students of
the Global MBA Programme.
Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and
CEO, Tractors and Farm Equipment
Limited graced the event. She inspired and
encouraged the graduating batch through
her convocation speech.
Srinivasan stressed on seizing every
opportunity that comes our way, because it
is upto us to shape our future. She accen-
tuated on making ‘I shape me’ the motto
of life.
XLRI, keeping with its 46-year old
tradition, conferred the prestigious Sir
Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and In-
dustrial Peace on Srinivasan this year. She
was honoured for her organisation’s firm
focus on designing and developing farm
equipment that meets the requirement of
small farms and is cost effective for Indian
farmers.
Another eminent personality to be hon-
oured with Honorary Fellow Award was
Padma Shri Fr Romuald D'Souza, S.J. He
was the director of XLRI from 1983-89.
His contribution in the field of manage-
ment education in India can be witnessed
in the three institutions he helped to build
and flourish – XLRI, XIMB and GIM, all
of which are considered premier institu-
tions in India today.
Congratulating the students on their
graduation day, TV Narendran, MD,
Tata Steel India and South East Asia, and
Chairman, Board of Governors, XLRI,
said, “There is no substitute for hard work.
The harder you work the luckier you get.”
“XLRI stands for partnering progres-
sive growth of our nation. This institution
epitomises value-based education and
all-round development of individuals. It
is these values that set XLRI apart from
other business schools in the country,” he
further added.
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