13th Convocation

The 23rd of April 2008 was an epoch making day for the Assam Institute of Management as the institute added another batch of fi fty-six young, talented and dynamic management graduates to the existing list of endowed alumni. It was the day of the 13th Convocation of the institute to confer the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) held at the Pandit Tirthanath
Sharma Memorial Sabhaghar, at Old University Colony. Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury, the former Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University was the Chief Guest and Dr. N. K. Choudhury, ex-Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University and AIM Governing Body Member presided over the programme. The Assam Institute of Management can boast of the time management factor for all its events. The 13th Convocation was no different. The programme started sharp on time with the Academic Procession constituting the graduating students, the faculty and the distinguished guests, entering the auditorium. This was followed by playing of the Jatiya Sangeet. The ceremonial lamp was lit and the invocation recited. Shri Shantikam Hazarika, Director, welcomed the gathering and presented his Report. He presented the graduating students who were conferred the Diplomas by Dr. N. K. Choudhury.
The Diploma certifi cates were distributed to the graduates by the Chief Guest. They were then given “Dikshanopadesha” from the Upanishads by Acharya Krishnakant Puranik, Principal, Asom Ved Vidyalaya. The graduating students then took an oath to aver their loyalty to their country, their profession and their conscience and to uphold the values and duties embodied by the institute in them.

Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury then awarded the Gold Medals to Miss Mallika Sharma for outstanding academic performance and Miss Dhritikona Ghosh for the Best Project. This year we introduced two new awards: for the Best All-Rounder and Best Summer Project. Sri Debajit Roy bagged both the awards.

Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury, in his Convocation address, stressed on the importance of management and professional education in the present dynamic environment. In his Presidential address, Dr. N. K. Choudhury pointed out the importance of ethics and the application of the “Dikshanopadesha” in day to day practices. The programme ended with the offering of the Vote of Thanks by Prof. Suren Taklukdar, Controller of Examinations and singing of the National Anthem. The Academic Procession then marched out of the Hall. The tea that followed saw the guests, the AIM fraternity, the graduating students and their proud guardians sharing pleasantries in a most congenial environment. The placement record of the Assam Institute of Management is getting mileage with the transition of time and the institute is witnessing more and more companies coming for placement. The average starting salary of the graduating batches has also increased over the years. We wish the outgoing batch all the very
best in life and hope that their two years in the AIM would be the most important value addition in their lives. May God be always with them.