443 students to receive degrees; first Executive Ph.D. degree to be conferred

Nagpur : Indian Institute of Management Nagpur will hold its 10th Annual Convocation on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at its MIHAN campus. The milestone convocation will be graced by Mr Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group, as the Chief Guest.

A total of 443 students will receive their degrees at the ceremony. This includes 347 students from the MBA 2024–26 batch, 95 students from three Executive MBA batches, and one Executive Ph.D. scholar. Among the graduating students, 288 are male and 155 are female. The degree recipients also include two students from the University of Lille, France, under the International Exchange/Dual Degree Programme, marking IIM Nagpur’s growing global academic engagement.

The convocation will also mark a significant academic milestone for the Institute with the conferment of its first Executive Ph.D. degree. The degree is in the area of Production and Operations Management.

As part of the convocation ceremony, meritorious students will be recognised through gold medals and institutional awards for scholastic performance, all-round performance, and excellence in different areas. The Institute will announce the names of the awardees during the ceremony.

The convocation proceedings will begin with the academic procession at 9:45 am, followed by the formal declaration of the convocation open by Mr C. P. Gurnani, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Nagpur, at 10:00 am. The ceremony will include welcome address by the Chairman, and presentation of the Annual Report by Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur. This will be followed by the conferral of degrees for Executive Ph.D., Executive MBA and MBA students, and the presentation of gold medals and institutional awards. The Chief Guest’s convocation address by Mr Sajjan Jindal, Chairman, JSW Group, is scheduled at 12:07 pm, followed by the National Anthem and the formal closure of the convocation. The convocation procession will return at 12:40 pm, marking the conclusion of the ceremony.

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Nagpur, May 9, 2026: “Make AI your friend, but remember that people will remain your real strength,” said Nitin Gupta, Chief Financial Officer, Info Edge Ventures, while addressing the new Executive MBA (Hybrid) Batch 2026–28 at the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur on Saturday.

Gupta, who is associated with Info Edge Ventures, the investment platform linked with some of India’s most successful startup stories including Zomato and Policybazaar, was the Chief Guest for the ceremony.

In an interactive address to the incoming batch, Gupta urged the participants to go beyond basic use of ChatGPT and start exploring specialised AI tools. “The future belongs to those who know how to ask the right questions to AI. So, learn the art of asking the most proper questions,” he said.

Stressing the importance of networking at senior levels, he said that career growth is not driven only by AI-generated resumes or digital profiles. “Building relationships and having a strong network can bring better opportunities, which AI-generated resumes and CVs may not do. After all, people are your strength,” he said. He also encouraged the participants to look at India as the centre of future opportunity.

Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur, welcomed the new batch and said the participants had chosen the programme at a very important time.

“You are lucky to be part of this programme at such an important time. India is going to offer leadership to the world in the next few years, and learning management skills from a premier institute like an IIM is one of the best decisions you can make for your career,” Dr Metri said.

Dr Prashant Gupta, Dean – Faculty and Academics, IIM Nagpur, delivered the welcome address and spoke about the programme and the institute. Dr Apoorv Khare, Chairperson – Executive MBA, gave a formal briefing about the course structure and academic expectations.

Sharing the batch profile, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Chairperson – Admissions, IIM Nagpur, said the new batch has 32 participants. The average age of the batch is 31 years. The batch includes 25 male candidates and 7 female candidates.

“The most heartening factor is that the participants come from very diverse industries, companies and roles. We have participants from organisations such as Tech Mahindra, Capco, Symphony, BYJU’S, Atlas, Tata Motors, LIC, Mahindra, Accenture, HCL, ICICI, HDFC, Apollo Tyres and many more. This reflects the acceptance of this programme across industries,” Dr Rakesh Gupta said. The ceremony was attended by faculty members and staff of IIM Nagpur.

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