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CONVOCATION

29 March:

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam Prof. G. Raghuram, Chairman (Officiating) BoG IIMV,
organised its 7th Annual Convocation on 29 March 2023. congratulated students and parents in his speech. Social
239 students graduated with accolades and broke all Innovation, Cybersecurity, Net Zero, Climate Action, and
the institute’s placement records. Revenge Tourism are India’s future. The G20 motto,
“One Earth, One Family, One Future,” allows young
The Rishihood University Chancellor and former Union
Minister Shri Suresh P Prabhu delivered the Convocation graduates to enter management, he said.
address and congratulated the graduating students. In IIMV Director Prof. M Chandrasekhar presented the
his speech, he stressed that managing externalities is director’s report, claiming that PGP students set a
the new challenge for management graduates. He placement season record with an average salary of 16.6
emphasised that managing oneself is a crucial skill that lakhs. He also praised the faculty members for their
no business school can teach and should be learned by contribution to research. Through research and training,
the individual. This skill cannot be outsourced, he the faculty supported government initiatives like
added. On a lighter note, he said that he was jealous of Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Yojana and Mission
the students as he did not get a chance to either study Karmayogi. Prof. Chandrasekhar also told the students
or work in a place which is as scenic and beautiful as about the fast-growing incubation facility IIMV FIELD,
Visakhapatnam. which is creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem through
innovative local community-focused initiatives.

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