- AIMA-Kewal Nohria Award 2010 to Dr. Dilip K Bandyopadhyay
- Industry stalwarts received honorary fellowships
AIMA held its 15the Convocation today at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. More than 1500 students were given their doctorates and post-graduate diplomas and certificates in management. Maruti Suzuki India chairman, Mr. R. C. Bhargava and the former chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mr. M. Damodaran handed over the credentials to the students.
At the ceremony, Mr. Bhargava, shared his views on effective management strategies and stressed that by following, ethical practices and holding regular interaction with the stakeholders of the organization, young managers could easily pave a path to success. “Policies must be framed that are implementable in social and economic environment and in this, the field experience along with proper communication would play a significant role in achieving the desired objectives.”
Guest of honor Mr. Damodaran, said, “At present India is experiencing a sustainable growth and could easily achieve double digit growth figures if the physical and social infrastructure could be improved.” He further told the young managers to create jobs for the under-priviliedged section of the society and advised them to not get affected by the pervasive cynicism and strive to be good and rich at the same time.
To recognize the important contribution that academicians make to the country, Prof. Dilip K . Bandyopadhyay, Vice Chacellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, was awarded with AIMA-Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education 2010. Prof. Bandyopadhyay has spent 34 years of his career teaching business and managing reputed B-Schools such as IIMs. An avid scholar, Prof. Bandyopadhyay has contributed over 70 research papers in reputed national and international journals and won many awards for those.
Receiving his award, Prof. Bandopadhyay said that it was a proud moment in his life and he thanked AIMA for recognizing his “modest” contribution to the field of management and management education. Professor Bandopadhyay received his award from Mr. Damodaran, Mr. Bhargava and Mr. Kewal Nohria himself. Mr. Nohria is a past president of AIMA and a former managing director of Crompton Greaves.
AIMA hopes that the award will make the B-School teachers and administrators community feel acknowledged and encourage them to do even better work.
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AIMA Vice President and Chairman and Managing Director, Rajiv Petrochemicals, Mr. Rajiv Vastupal congratulated the students on taking a big stride in their careers with accomplishment of their management qualifications.
He exhorted the students to not get seduced by high salaries and pursue their passions instead. ‘Follow your heart and money will follow you,” he said, adding, “If you take up a job that involves doing what you love to do anyway, you will never tire or get bored. Instead, the job will empower you and equip you to create the wonderful things you always wanted to.”
Mr. Vastupal also offered some useful career tips to the students. He told them to not let failures deter them from pursuing what they believe is fundamentally important to them. “Learn from mistakes, correct the errors, and adapt to your environment,” he said.
AIMA Director General, Ms. Rekha Sethi, thanked the faculty for their commitment and hard work, and she underscored the importance of their work saying, “I am happy that AIMA is contributing to creation of a large pool of management talent that our growing economy desperately needs.”
Director, AIMA Centre of Management Education (CME), Mr. Raj Agrawal provided an account of the achievements of CME during the year. CME is AIMA’s education division and an autonomous business school with a mandate to provide management education through the distance learning mode. CME’s Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma in IT Management (PGDITM) are accredited by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Mr. Agrawal reported that 1488 students completed their PGDM, PGDITM, PGCM and professional diplomas in various fields of management and 13 students accomplished their PhD degrees. 5 AIMA fellowships were also conferred on Industry stalwarts for their active contribution to the industry and society.
AIMA is trying to enlarge India’s management pool by adding new programmes and developing an extensive mix of modes of learning and pedagogy.
ABOUT AIMA:
Founded in 1957 All India Management Association (AIMA) is an autonomous body which plays a proactive role in pooling management thoughts within the country. It is a platform to develop National Managerial ethos and an organization to facilitate the furtherance of the management profession in the country. The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) conducted by AIMA since 1988 is another feather in the organizations cap.