Orientation Ceremony 21st batch
Orientation Ceremony for 21st Batch of IBA Bangalore
Date: 15th July 2021
On 15th July 2021, IBA Bangalore commenced its 21st Batch of PGDM. The new batch has students from eighteen plus states and with varied academic backgrounds. The batch comprises nearly 45% of female students, which is a healthy ratio like previous years.
As is the tradition at IBA, the day started with the Orientation and Induction programme, as the whole IBA family gathered to welcome and bless its newest members. Well known dignitaries of IBA, Dr. Manish Jain, Founder and Chairman – IBA Bangalore, Dr. Subhash Sharma, Dean – IBA Bangalore, Dr. Subhendu Dey, Program Director – IBA Bangalore, and all the faculty & staff members graced the event with their presence, along with Chief Guest, Mr. Sujitesh Das, Chief Operating Officer – TEG Analytics, joining via Zoom.
The ceremony started with the senior batch students chanting the Saraswati Vandana, invoking the “Goddess of Knowledge”, Maa Saraswati, to seek her blessings because the day marked the beginning of a new chapter in the life of the students. Dr. Manish Jain then welcomed the students to the IBA family and explained the best ways to turn the two years of PGDM course fruitful. Dr. Subhash Sharma then talked about ‘Mantras of Success’ in the current rapidly changing scenario and explained how management education at IBA has been agile and prepared for such disruptions.
Chief Guest, Mr. Sujitesh Das, then addressed everyone present with his idea of ‘reNew to coWin in the transNormal’ to help everyone cope and succeed in these pandemic times. Subsequently, the members of Faculty and Staff took turns introducing themselves to the new students.
The event concluded with Dr. Subhendu Dey thanking everyone for their respective efforts, with a hope that the new batch will follow in the footsteps of their predecessors to strive hard and raise the bar of academic achievements within and beyond the Institute at various levels.
