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Inauguration of PGP 2020 - 22 & PhD Programs

students for choosing IIMV and welcomed them to the Institute.
He urged students to participate in the initiatives of the Institute
for mutual learning. The Director thanked the IIMV Board
Members for their continued guidance and leadership.

The Admissions Chair, Prof. Amit Baran Chakrabarti, presented
the demographic details of the new batch. He shared that the
students of the 2020-2022 PGP batch came from 22 states
of the country. The new cohort of students was also
diverse in educational background and gender representation.
The PhD Program Chair, Prof. Vivek Madupu, welcomed the
PGP and PhD students and expressed confidence that the
PhD program would flourish in the coming years. The names
of the students who qualified for the Merit Certificate and
Director’s Merit Certificate were announced by Prof. M V
Anuradha, the Chairperson of the PGP program. Prof.
Empathy, Respect, and Trust are the values that stay relevant in these Srirangacharyulu, Dean (Academics & Research) was also
turbulent times said Mr. Vidyasagar Pulavarthi, MD, Commonwealth present for the event, which saw participation from students,
Bank, Australia. Shri. P Vidyasagar inaugurated the PGP and PhD staff, and faculty, parents of the incoming students and
programs on 20th July 2020. He welcomed the students and shared members from the media.
with them, it is possible to turn the challenges of these unprecedented
times into opportunities. He stated that the way businesses are run
today is bound to change in the next couple of years. The students
should therefore take a step back and observe the major changes
occurring in the business world. He urged the students to utilize their
time at the Institute to the fullest by learning new skills that will keep
them abreast in these unprecedented times.

Prof. M. Chandrasekhar, Director, announced the formation of IIMV-
Foundation for Incubation, Entrepreneurial Learning and Development
(IIMV-FIELD). He said this new initiative will give greater thrust to the
existing entrepreneurial initiatives of Institute like TIDE 2.0 and the
Women Startup Program. Prof. Chandrasekhar congratulated the new
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