Honorary Doctorate conferred on grassroots innovator Padma Shri Chintakindi Mallesham; industry leaders across sustainability, technology and manufacturing grace the ceremony

Hyderabad, July 4, 2026 — Anurag University celebrated its 3^rd Annual Convocation today, conferring degrees on 2,789 graduates across its schools of engineering, pharmacy, management, sciences and agriculture. The ceremony brought together graduating students, their families, faculty and a distinguished gathering of industry leaders to mark a defining milestone in the students’ academic journey.

The graduating class of 2,789 included 2,193 students from the Bachelor of Technology programme and 44 scholars who were awarded the Doctor of Philosophy. Degrees were also conferred across the Master of Business Administration (155), Master of Computer Applications (90), Bachelor of Pharmacy (88), Bachelor of Business Administration (74), and a range of postgraduate and doctoral programmes in pharmacy, technology, agriculture and management.

The University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Padma Shri Chintakindi Mallesham, the renowned grassroots innovator whose weaving innovation — born out of personal sacrifice and hardship has transformed the lives of countless weavers and workers in the handloom industry. In recognizing him, the University celebrated a spirit of innovation rooted in empathy, perseverance and service to society.

Addressing the Class of 2026, Dr.Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Chairman, Anurag University and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Janagama Constituency  congratulated graduates and emphasized that AI will not take jobs, but those skilled in AI tools will lead the future. He highlighted Anurag’s pioneering role as the first in Telangana to launch B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence (AI) eight years ago, and reaffirmed the University’s commitment to integrating AI across students, curriculum, faculty, and campus. Applauding faculty for Outcome Based Education and parents for their trust, he urged graduates to “Build for the nation, stay rooted and hungry, and define success widely.” The Chairman closed by reminding alumni that excellence is a habit, calling on them to make Telangana and India proud.

The convocation was graced by Chief Guest Mr. Goutham Reddy, Chairman, CII and Executive Director of Re Sustainability Ltd., who addressed the graduating class. Speaking on the relevance of the true engineering spirit in today’s world, Mr. Reddy observed that as Artificial Intelligence disrupts more and more industries, the enduring engineering mindset — the ability to solve real problems with rigour, curiosity and purpose — matters more than ever. He urged graduates to treat AI not as a threat but as a tool, and to anchor their careers in the timeless values of first-principles thinking and continuous learning.

In his address, the Chancellor of Anurag University, Dr. UB Desai, congratulated the graduating class and their families, and reflected on the University’s mission to nurture engineers and professionals who combine technical excellence with responsibility to society. He echoed that the true spirit of engineering — solving problems that matter — remains as relevant as ever in an age being reshaped by AI and encouraged the graduates to carry the values of integrity and innovation into their professional lives.

The ceremony was further distinguished by the presence of senior leaders from across industry who joined as Guests of Honour, including representatives from Mahindra & Mahindra, Dhruva Space, Qualcomm, Cellerite Systems, Aarvee, Deloitte, PwC, PepsiCo, LTIMindtree, Siemens and Karvy Fintech. Their participation underscored the University’s deep and growing engagement with industry and its commitment to preparing graduates for a rapidly evolving workplace.

All the Deans, Heads of the Departments, Directors, Controller of Examinations, Faculty and non-teaching staff were also present on this occasion.

Congratulating the graduates, the University wished them success in their future endeavours and encouraged them to remain lifelong learners and responsible contributors to their communities and to the nation.

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4 October, 2024, Bengaluru: The Office of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme of IIM Bangalore hosted the Doctoral Programme Scholarship Awards ceremony to felicitate Doctoral students for their remarkable achievements, earlier today. The first batch of recipients of the newly launched Doctoral Student Research Paper Awards for 2024, was also announced.

PhD Fellowship Award

The PhD Fellowship Award Committee selected the award winners based on academic performance at IIM Bangalore; research productivity in terms of journal publications and submissions to reputed journals; quality of research work in the pipeline, and alignment of research with award objectives.

The Fellowship recipients for 2024 are: Sanchit Jain of the F&A area and Divya Dwivedi of the IS area (The Mirae Asset Scholars Award); Lakshmi Parvathy of the PP area and Murari Srihari Srinivasa of the DS area (The Wipro Sustainability Scholar Award); Chinmay Jayant Divekar of the DS area (JR Fellowship Award); Gopinath Annadurai of the PP area (Adani Indology Research Scholarship Award); Satyajit Roy of the POM area (Herbalife Sustainability PhD Fellowship Award), and Mareeswaran M of the F&A area and Kapil Gupta of the DS area (The Florintree Scholarship Award).

Doctoral Student Research Paper Award

The Doctoral Student Research Paper Award aims to recognize quality journal papers in the field of management research published by students of IIMB’s Doctoral programme. This year’s recipients are: Ashish Singh Bhandari (POM area); Ayesha Arora (POM area, she has two papers to her credit); Chhavi Shekhawat (F&A); Chinmay Jayant Divekar (DS); Deepti Sharma (PP, two papers to her credit); Himanshu Shekhar (Strategy); Kapil Gupta (DS); Mareeswaran M (F&A); Ronit Neogy (DS); Satyajit Roy (POM), and Lakshmi Parvathy (PP area).

Milestone Recognition

Other students who were felicitated include those who have cleared the Comprehensive Examination, as well as for Successful Proposal Defense and Successful Dissertation Defense.

PhD Student Academic Committee (SAC)

The outgoing PhD Student Academic Committee members (2023-2024) were thanked and received certificates, and the new PhD Student Academic Committee members (2024-2025) were welcomed.

Prof. Rejie George Pallathitta of the Strategy area of IIM Bangalore area moderated the event and delivered the vote of thanks. “The Doctoral students’ efforts coupled with the support from the sponsoring organizations will go a long way in enhancing the research and academic ecosystem of our country”, he observed.

Congratulating the PhD students and thanking the corporate sponsors who are supporting research endeavors in management institutes, Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Bangalore, said, “These awards will recognize the milestones and progress of the PhD students. Deeply committed to its Doctoral programme, IIMB has enhanced associated facilities and will continue to do so. Creating strong and well-developed PhD students will go on to contribute immensely to academia, research and industry, which in turn will boost the country’s economic growth and prosperity. I urge you PhD students to continue to do your best and try to connect your learnings to the world of practice. I would also encourage you to pull your skills and support yourselves as a community, since a vibrant PhD community will result in better outcomes for all. And do reach out to us if you need any sort of support, even outside academics.”

Congratulating the students for their achievements, Prof. Ananth Krishnamurthy, Chairperson, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and faculty of the Decision Sciences area of IIMB, said that he encouraged future aspirants of the Fellowship to keep the required criteria in mind and work towards higher research productivity in their respective fields. “We look forward to great research and publications in top-tier journals from all the winners”, he added.

Also present at the event were representatives of the scholarship sponsor organizations – Aditya Somani and Priteesh Mahajan from Florintree; Uday Prakash and Shweta A Jha from Herbalife; P S Narayan and Avinash Kumar from Wipro, as well as other faculty, staff and students of IIMB.

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