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Published : Wednesday, 26 July, 2017 04:10 PM

FORE School of Management

XXIV Convocation of FORE School of Management

FORE School of Management

(L to R) Hon’ble Chief Guest Mr. Ajay S. Shriram, Dr. Jitendra Das (Director),
Dr. Vinayshil Gautam (Board Member), Mr. R.C. Sharma (President),
Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian (Board Member)      

The XXIV Annual Convocation of FORE School of Management was graced by Mr. Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman & Senior Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd on Saturday 22 July 2017. At the Convocation, 151 students of PGDM and 38 students of PGDM-International Business received their diplomas. Alongside, 12 working executives received PGDM diploma.

Welcoming the Chief Guest, Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, FORE, advised the graduating students: “You must set a goal in life. Always think about it, dream about it, work for it, and you will definitely achieve success. This is the secret of all super achievers.” He wished all the students success, encouraging them to bring more laurels to FORE, their Alma Mater.

In the activity report, Dr. Das mentioned that FORE has received two global awards: ”Selected Brand - Asia’s 100 Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016” award at the Indo-Singapore Business Congress “Asia’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016” organised by AsiaOne Magazine and URS Media Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in Singapore and  “Certificate of Excellence” and the ”Exemplary Leader in Education in Asia Pacific Award” at the Asia Pacific Education and Technology Summit & Awards (APETA) 2016 organised by ASSOCHAM India and The Education Post in Goa.

Dr. Das shared that final placements for 2016–17 saw strong surges at the beginning and towards the end of the placement season. In terms of CTC, the average compensation was a shade over INR 9 lakhs per annum while the highest compensation was approximately INR 18 lakhs per annum. This year witnessed more recruiters as well as greater diversity of hiring companies. Traditional non-IT industries like FMCG, Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance were on campus in full strength.

Mr. R.C. Sharma, President, FORE, congratulated the students on the occasion. Showering his blessings on the students, he stressed on social consciousness to bring about positive change in society using the skills acquired at FORE and advised them not to solely aim at monetary rewards.

Chief Guest Mr. Ajay S. Shriram addressed the graduating students and shared his life experiences. He advised the students, “You must ask questions. That’s the only way you can imbibe more knowledge. The learning curve must never stop. Be a student for life. Maintain relationship with all the stakeholders with different approach and different skills.” 

Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Board Member, FORE, proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Students celebrated graduation by throwing their caps in the air!

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