785 students conferred with PG degrees in 51st convocation of IIMB

Around 785 students were conferred with various Post Graduate (PG) degrees in the 51st Convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) on Friday.

This year, a total of nine students have won gold medals, and a PhD scholar received the award for excellence in research.

Mayur Dattatray Khule got the gold medal for best all-around performance for the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and Post Graduate Programme in Business Analytics 2024-2026 combined.

In PGP 2024-2026, Manasi Anju Mertia got the first rank, while Dhvit Jayen Mehta has got the second rank.

In the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management 2025-2026, P.P. Aysha Shaba has secured first rank, and Rajasilpi S.P. has got best all-around performer award.

In the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management 2024-2026, Lakshmi R. has secured first rank, while Biswaranjan Mishra has got best all-around performer award.

In the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management, Anirudh has won the gold medal for Best Academic Performance. The Institute Research Award 2026 was won by Divya Dwivedi.

In her convocation address, Vibha Padalkar, managing director and CEO of HDFC Life, said, “Institutions and careers are not built in sprints but through the process of evolution of a long-distance race, with doses of energy, ambition, confidence and courage.” She said leadership was about integrating multiple lenses. Ms. Padalkar also emphasised the importance of precision, persuasion, trust built over the years, and slowing down to accelerate in order to have sustainable careers.

Further, she advised the students that the ability to anticipate, the discipline to pause, and the wisdom to choose deliberately will stand them in good stead in the long run. “IIM-B has honed your decision-making skills. So, as you enter a new phase of your lives, remember that you need to run fast when it matters, slow down when it counts and stay in the long race,” she added.

Malavika R. Harita, member, IIMB Board of Governors, director U. Dinesh Kumar and others participated.