JK Business School has awarded Diplomas to a total of 109 students at the Convocation'19

JK Business School, India’s leading B-School, celebrated its convocation Ceremony on 1st September for PGDM batches 2016-18 and 2017-19 at its campus. 

The students were conferred by Dr. Sanjiv Marwah, Director, JK Business School, Guest of Honour Mr. Vivek Gupta, Founder and Chairman, ISON Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Guest of Honor Mr. Varun Gupta, Director, Kent RO Systems Ltd.

Mrs. Varsha Singhania, Vice-Chairperson, JK Business School encouraged the students and shared her own experiences. She said “It is said that a human being is born twice. First, when you’re born and second when you discover the reason for your birth. Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us and finding it requires a patient search.” She also shared her journey of self-discovery or ikigai in Japanese. She asked the students to have a purpose in life and stressed the need to undergo self-discovery before deciding on a career.

She presented medals to all the rank holders of PGDM batch 2016-18. The list includes Varsha Tiwari (1st position, 3.68 CGPA), Anushree Nuwal (2nd position, 3.5 CGPA), and Varsha Chhokar (3rd position, 3.39 CGPA) – and to the rank holders of PGDM batch 2017-19 – Iti Sharma (1st position, 3.7 CGPA), Md. Abu Bakkar (2nd position, 3.68 CGPA), Twinkle Gaur (2nd position, 3.68 CGPA), and Piyush Khandelwal (3rd position, 3.49 CGPA). Dr. Ajay Mehta, Registrar, JK Business School oversaw the entire convocation while Dr. Richa Dahiya, Dean, JK Business School introduced the guests.

A total of 109 students were awarded diplomas at the Convocation ceremony. Mr. Varun Gupta, Guest of Honour appreciated the college’s effort for creating a holistic learning environment for the students. He along with Dr. Marwah wholeheartedly congratulated the students on their success and wished them best for their future. The event also marked the presence of all the proud parents, faculty members, staff, media and distinguished members of academia.

Dr. Sanjiv Marwah, Director, JK Business School, felt proud for the grand success achieved by all the students and said, “Do not go where the crowd takes you; make your own path, think for your own and most importantly, do not accept hand-me-downs.”

Over the years, the college has seen tremendous success and received many awards as a matter of appreciation. He mentioned the many initiatives taken by the college in the last few years. The leadership lectures, industry visits, workshops, and conferences were a few of the many.

Dr. Marwah concluded his speech by uttering a few wise words for the graduates, emphasising that they should create their own paths and think independently.

Mr. Vivek Gupta, the guest of honour shared his personal and corporate challenges and encouraged students to work hard to achieve success in life. He detailed his journey to success with big corporations, the ups and downs he encountered along the way, and the birth of his entrepreneurial venture, ISON Technologies Pvt. Ltd. His encouraging words of pursuing one’s dreams, irrespective of one’s background, and the need to unlearn and re-learn encouraged the graduates to work hard and follow their passion.

Mr. Varun Gupta, an alumnus of Columbia University and Director, Kent RO Systems Ltd., also shared some of his personal experiences. He shared the challenges faced by his company on the way to becoming India’s top personal water treatment brand. He spoke about late President APJ Abdul Kalam in his speech and said that Mr. Kalam always urged youngsters to learn. He concluded by motivating the students and asked them to stay focused learn from failures.

About JK Business School:

JK Business School (JKBS), established in the year 2016 in Gurgaon (Haryana). It is a member of J.K. Organisation, one of the leading private sector groups in India, with a great history of contribution to Indian business through diverse industries and initiatives in the field of education. The school is very well known for its eco-friendly premises with an air quality index of less than 75. It offers an extensive curriculum with value-added and job-oriented courses combined with real-time live projects. It's Digital Knowledge Resource Center contains over 1,000 national and international e-journals that students can refer to. The school also offers scholarship schemes such as Govind Hari Singhania Global Immersion Programme (GHSGIS) that helps the students study along with other management students from around the world and learn from the best teaching processes by eminent professors.