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Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, held its 12^th Annual Convocation for the PGPM batch of 2022-23 and PGDM batch 2021-23 on 26^th August at Manekshaw Centre Auditorium, Delhi. With 358 students successfully graduating, this was the largest-ever convocation of Great Lakes, Gurgaon.

The ceremony was graced by the Chief Guest, Mr. Vijay Chandok, Managing Director –ICICI Securities. His address to the students in the form of storytelling session motivated the students to appreciate the small moments in life. In his thought-provoking address, he said, “As a young generation, we need to work smart and have a solution-oriented mindset. In life, we will face situations that may look like a dead end but the most important part is to not give up and find a solution to the problem. We have to welcome challenges and constantly upgrade ourselves with the ever-changing environment.”

Dr. Debashis Sanyal, Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, addressed the graduates and listed the highlights of the Institute’s developments, including the recent MOU signed with Ural Federal University (Russia), and Great Lakes, Gurgaon, being ranked among the top 8% of management institutions all over India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). He also shared with the students the Institute’s aspirations for the next five years. His exhorted the students to ‘embrace lifelong learning’, ‘being proficient with Technology’ and ‘cultivate soft skills’.

Mr. Mohan Lakhamraju, Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management also addressed the graduating students. In his address, he said that ‘one must understand the importance of time. Make time your friend. Give yourself the time to build expertise, master what you do and big things will happen. Believe in the power of compounding because big efforts compound over time. Think in the long term. Back yourself and have faith that if you keep doing the right thing, those big things and moments will follow’.

As a part of the convocation ceremony, academic honors were announced for meritorious students. The gold medalists from the PGDM Class of 2023 were Divij Verma - Academic Topper, and Anagha Venugopalan Kartha - Best Out

The gold medalists from the PGPM Class of 2023 were Athira Vinod - Academic Topper, and Neha Makin - Best Out