XLRI Celebrates 59th Annual Convocation--------------------------- 1 XLRI Creates World Record for Largest Hand Washing Relay ---- 4

XLRI celebrates Women’s Day with a Self Defense Workshop --- 6 XLRI to hold 59th Annual Convocation on 21st March, 2015 ----- 7

Press Release

XLRI Celebrates 59th

Annual Convocation

Confers “Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social

Peace” to Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman & CEO, TAFE

&

“Honorary Fellow Award” to Rev. Fr Romuald D'Souza, S.J. Former

Director of XLRI, Jamshedpur and Founder- Director, Xavier

Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and Goa Institute of

Management

21st March, 2015 – The momentous occasion of 59

th Annual Convocation was celebrated at

XLRI- Xavier School of Management with great zeal. Students donned their graduation hats

and gowns and received their medals and certificates in the presence of Mr. T. V. Narendran,

Chairman, Board of Governors at XLRI & MD - Tata Steel India and South East Asia, Fr. E

Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI, Dr. Pranabesh Ray, Dean, Academics at XLRI and other

dignitaries.

On this significant day, 526 XLRI students received their graduating certificates and medals

including - 300 students of Two-years Post Graduate Programmes in Management - BM and

HRM (2013-15); 112 students of 2014 batch of 15-months PGDM (General Management)

Programme; 3 students of Fellow Program in Management from Jamshedpur Campus; 63

students of Three-Year [Part-Time] PGDM-BM Programme 2012 – 15 batch and 23 students of

Three-Year [Part-Time] PGDM-BM Programme 2012 – 15 batch from Dubai Campus.

The first five rank holders in the Two-year Post Graduate Programmes in Management –

HRM 2013-15 batch are Adity Agarwal, B. Ramakrishna, Honey Srivastava, Akshay Gupta

and Neha Gupta respectively.

The first five rank holders in the Two-year Post Graduate Programmes in Management –

BM 2013-15 batch are Devika Handa, Akash Shukla, Jay Jatinbhai Amin, Ajay M. and

Sheena Jain respectively.

The first five rank holders in the 15-months PGDM (General Management) Programme 2014 batch are Pavan Kumar Krishnamurthy Bhat, Dnyanesh Jugalkishore Kabra, Priyank

Ritwik, Abhisek Nag and Deepak Garg respectively.

The first five rank holders in the Three-Year [Part-Time] PGDM-BM Programme 2012 –

15 batch are Mainak Sinha, Rupesh Kumar Singh, Soummo Bose, Sonal Raghuvanshi and

Nidhi Kumari respectively.

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The first five rank holders in the Three-Year [Part-Time] PGDM-BM Programme 2012 –

15 batch from Dubai Campus are Firoj Kumar Meher, Ved Prakash Shukla, Indranil Roy

Chowdhury, Pooja Sharma and Sajit Karunakaran respectively.

This year, the first batch of the Global MBA Programme launched by XLRI in partnership with

Weatherhead School of Management, USA and School of Economics & Management of Tongji

University Shanghai, China also received their graduating certificates on completion of their 2-

year course. 20 Indian students of the 2013-15 batch of the GMBA Programme were awarded

the certificates and medals from their home school - XLRI and a joint certification from the 3-

schools’ consortium at the Convocation.

Congratulating the students on their graduation day, Mr. T. V. Narendran, Chairman, Board of

Governors at XLRI said, “There will be tough decisions for you to make, ethical dilemmas to

confront. Remember, that no matter what be the outcome, you will need to choose the righteous

path. Remember, that it is you who can make a difference to those around you. This is what XLRI

strives to be and this is what each and every one who leaves this portal today must be known

by”.

“XLRI stands for partnering progressive growth of our nation. This institution epitomises value-

based education and all-round development of individuals. It is these values that set XLRI apart

from other business schools in the country”, Mr. Narendran further added.

In continuation of almost forty-six years tradition XLRI conferred the prestigious ‘Sir Jehangir

Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace’ on Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman &

CEO, TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited). Ms. Srinivasan also delivered the

convocation speech to the graduating students. She congratulated and inspired the students with

her words and shared some of her experiences on approaching work-life challenges which they

may face in the corporate workplace.

Expressing her gratitude to XLRI, Ms. Mallika Srinivasan said, “I am really honoured and

humbled at being conferred the prestigious ‘Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and

Industrial Peace’.

At the ceremony, XLRI also presented the ‘Honorary Fellow Award’ to Rev. Fr Romuald

D'Souza, S.J. Former Director of XLRI, Jamshedpur and Founder- Director, Xavier

Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and Goa Institute of Management.

Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI said, “We are extremely happy to honour two eminent

personalities this year, who have enriched our nation with immense contributions in their

respective fields. We are presenting the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and

Industrial Peace to Ms. Mallika Srinivasan. A tireless advocate of education and healthcare

development in India, Her firm focus has been on designing and developing farm equipment that

meets the requirement of small farms and is cost effective for Indian farmers. The recipient of

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our Honorary Fellow Award, Fr Romuald D'Souza, S.J. was a visionary and an Institution

Builder in the true sense. He was our Director from 1983-1989. His contribution in the field of

management education in India can be witnessed in the three institutions he helped to build and

flourish – XLRI, XIMB and GIM, all of which are considered premier institutions in India

today.”

Reading out the annual report of the institute for the academic session 2014- 15 at the ceremony

Father Abraham said, “This academic year has once again brought laurels to XLRI in different

spheres, which have done us proud. I would like to acknowledge the contribution of faculty and

staff of the institute in strengthening the teaching pedagogy, research output and program

relevancy”.

Addressing the students he said, “Have a successful and meaningful work-life balance. Whilst

excelling in your work-life, engage in healthy hobbies and contribute your mite in making XLRI

a global-ranking B-School”.

About XLRI XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in

India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur

(www.xlri.ac.in). Over the last six decades, the institute has grown into a top-ranking business

management school of international repute with a wide portfolio of management programs and

research publications. Its alumni are spread around the globe and have demonstrated responsible

business leadership in their organizations. XLRI continually strives to contribute its mite to the

professional growth and management of numerous organisations and institutions across industry

sectors.

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XLRI CREATES WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST HAND WASHING RELAY

Initiative organized by XLRI Students to spread the message of ‘Clean India’

16th March, 2015: XLRI - Xavier School of Management, one of India’s premier B-School, has created World Record for the largest hand washing relay. Guinness World Records has officially confirmed the record. The initiative, ‘Banega Swachh India’ campaign was conducted by the Marketing Association of XLRI (MAXI) with support of leading hygiene product brand Dettol at the 36th MAXI Fair held at XLRI Campus in Jamshedpur in January, 2915 and was a part of MAXI’s awareness drive to spread the message of ‘Clean India’, carrying forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. The relay saw a participation of over 991 participants including members of XLRI as well as residents of Jamshedpur. The Guinness World Record authorities in London accredited this endeavour by XLRI students for the most number of participants in a hand washing relay in February after a scrutiny of the submitted evidences. XLRI has beaten the record formerly created in Sri Lanka by 650 participants. Prithwish Datta, Secretary, MAXI thanked the citizens of Jamshedpur on behalf of the institute and ensured that the students of XLRI will continue their efforts of raising awareness about socially relevant issues taking forward the long standing tradition of this B school with a difference. Fr. E. Abraham, Director, XLRI remarked, “We congratulate our Team MAXI for creating this record. This was a noble initiative entirely conceptualized by our students to spread awareness for Clean India Movement.” “Following the Jesuit spirit of 'Magis', XLRI has always worked for the Greater Good of the Society and has strived to instil this spirit in the students. We are happy to see our students coming forward with such social initiatives,” he added. About MAXI Established in 1971, the Marketing Association of XLRI (MAXI) is one of the oldest and most revered marketing associations of India. It organises the annual MAXI Fair, one of the oldest and most respected events in Jamshedpur, which witnessed a footfall of over 7000 people this year. Apart from this Guinness World Record, MAXI also has its name in the LIMCA Book of Records for the ‘Highest social media presence for an academic committee’. The MAXI XLRI Facebook page, with over 18000 followers and a weekly reach of over 2 million

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people, aims to keep marketing enthusiasts up to date with the latest trends and campaigns in the world of marketing. About XLRI XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur (www.xlri.ac.in). Over the last six decades, the institute has grown into a top-ranking business management school of international repute with a wide portfolio of management programs and research publications. Its alumni are spread around the globe and have demonstrated responsible business leadership in their organizations. XLRI continually strives to contribute its mite to the professional growth and management of numerous organisations and institutions across industry sectors.

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XLRI celebrates Women’s Day with a Self Defense Workshop.

XLRI, the premier private B school in the nation organized a Self-Defense workshop as a part of

Women’s Day celebration. The event was organized by CII Young Indians, a student committee in XLRI

with youth empowerment and nation building as its goals. Entry to the event was free.

Given the current scenario in our country where there are multiple occurrences of sexual assault and

harassment being reported, the safety of women is compromised. The main reason of conducting this

workshop was to address this concern.

It was a three hour long session conducted by trainers from the famed Seigo kai karate do Association of

India. They were brought all the way from Kolkata for conducting the session. The session drew

widespread participation of the womenfolk in XLRI from faculty to the women workers and foreign

exchange students.

During the workshop the trainers walked the participants through various easy to do techniques that

will help them get out of tough situations. The next half of the session focused on how to repel attack

from the unsavory elements of the society. By the end of the session all the participants felt fairly

confident that they were better prepared to handle some of the contingencies that might happen.

“I have never done anything like this before in my life. Now with this training I feel I can escape from any

tricky situation. I would definitely attend such a session if they conduct it next year” said one of the

participants who works as a gardener in XLRI.

“We wanted to do something on Women’s day that would empower the womenfolk. We felt such an

initiative would be the most appropriate thing to do in the current scenario. We believe we would make

a difference in these workers’ lives if we are able to teach them some of these basic self-defense skills”

said Arshdeep, Secretary of CII Yi XLRI Net.

The event ended at around 2 in the afternoon with a more confident set of people walking out of the

session.

About XLRI: XLRI is the country’s premier management institute and has been consistently ranked among the top B-schools, alongside the IIMs. The college is one of the most prefered destinations for those wishing to learn the ropes of management.

About CII Yi XLRI: XLRI Jamshedpur in collaboration with Yi (Young Indians) established the first Yi Net at XLRI Jamshedpur through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in April 2008. The Yi Net at XLRI is an initiative to empower the students to work towards the development of education, employability, environment, youth affairs and health sectors.

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XLRI to hold its 59th

Annual Convocation on 21st March, 2015

To confer the prestigious “Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and

Social Peace” to Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman & CEO, TAFE

To confer the Honorary Fellow Award to Rev. Fr Romuald D'Souza, S.J.

Former Director of XLRI, Jamshedpur and Founder Xavier Institute of

Management, Bhubaneswar and Goa Institute of Management

March 12th

, 2015 – XLRI- Xavier School of Management, one of India’s premier B-School, is

all set to hold the 59th

Annual Convocation on 21st March, 2015. The event is to hold at the

Tata Auditorium, XLRI campus, Jamshedpur. The event is to be graced by Mr. T. V.

Narendran, Chairman, Board of Governors at XLRI & MD - Tata Steel India and South East

Asia, Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI, Dr. Pranabesh Ray, Dean, Academics at XLRI

and other dignitaries.

On this significant day, 526 XLRI students will receive their graduating certificates and medals

including - 300 students of Post Graduate Programmes in Management - BM and HRM; 112

students of 2014 batch of 15-months PGDM (General Management) Programme; 3 students of

Fellow Program in Management from Jamshedpur Campus; 63 students of 2012 – 15 batch of

PGDM-BM Programme (Part Time) and 23 students of 2012 – 15 batch of Executive PGP

course from Dubai Campus.

This year, the first batch of the Global MBA Programme launched by XLRI in partnership with

Weatherhead School of Management, USA and School of Economics & Management of Tongji

University Shanghai, China will also receive their graduating certificates on completion of their

2-year course. 20 Indian students of the 2013-15 batch of the GMBA Programme will be

awarded the certificates and medals from their home school - XLRI and a joint certification from

the 3-schools’ consortium at the Convocation.

Speaking about this momentous occasion Fr. E Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI said,

“Convocation is an important milestone event in the life of every student, faculty, and staff. It is

the culmination of all the efforts put in by an individual during their time at the campus. I

congratulate all the students”.

This year XLRI would confer the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and

Social Peace to Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman & CEO, TAFE (Tractors and Farm

Equipment Limited). She will also deliver the convocation address to the graduating students

at the event.

Ms. Mallika Srinivasan has helped establish TAFE as a high-quality, mass manufacturer of

tractors - a lean and resilient organisation that can effectively weather the cyclicality of the

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tractor business in a span of 25 years. Today, TAFE is the third largest tractor manufacturer in

the world and the second largest in India, by volumes. She is also on the board of AGCO

Corporation - USA, TATA Steel Limited and TATA Global Beverages Limited. She is a

member of the Governing Board at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and the

Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy.

In January 2014, she was honoured with the prestigious ‘Padma Shri’ award for her

contribution to Trade and Industry.

Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace, instituted by XLRI in 1966, in

honour of the Late Sir Jehangir Ghandy, former Chairman of the Board of Governors- XLRI is

awarded to Heroic Leaders who have contributed towards the growth of their respective

organizations and also impacted the growth of our nation in a significant way. The medal was

instituted by XLRI in gratitude for Sir Jehangir Ghandy’s yeoman contribution to XLRI and the

society at large. One of the oldest medals instituted by a higher education institution, the medal is

awarded during XLRI’s Annual Convocation Ceremony to recognize outstanding contributions

in the field of industrial and social peace in the country. In the past years, the medal was

conferred on eminent business leaders like Mr. N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus and

Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd. in 2012, Mr. Shiv Nadar, Founder & Chairman,

HCL and Shiv Nadar Foundation in 2013 and Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State

Bank of India in 2014.

This year, XLRI would also present the Honorary Fellow Award to Rev. Fr Romuald

D'Souza, S.J. Former Director of XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Fr D'Souza has had immensely contribution in the field of Education and Literature. He was the

Founder Director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and was its Director

till 1993. He also founded the Goa Institute of Management in 1993 and was its Director till

2004. He was President of the Association of Indian Management Schools, and was an active

member of the Association of Management Development Institutes of South Asia, the All India

Board of Management Studies, Government of India, the Executive Council of the Goa

University, and the Academic Council of Utkal University. He is also a professional member of

the Academy of Management (USA), International Council of Psychologists, British

Psychological Society, and the American Psychological Association.

On January 26, 2010, Fr. Romuald was announced as a recipient of the prestigious “Padma

Shri” award for his contribution to Education and Literature.

Father Abraham, Director, XLRI further added, “We are extremely happy to honour two

eminent personalities this year, who have enriched our nation with immense contributions in

their respective fields. We are presenting the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social

and Industrial Peace to Ms. Mallika Srinivasan. A tireless advocate of education and healthcare

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development in India, Her firm focus has been on designing and developing farm equipment that

meets the requirement of small farms and is cost effective for Indian farmers. The recipient of

our Honorary Fellow Award, Fr Romuald D'Souza, S.J. was a visionary and an Institution

Builder in the true sense. He was our Director from 1983-1989. His contribution in the field of

management education in India can be witnessed in the three institutions he helped to build and

flourish – XLRI, XIMB and GIM, all of which are considered premier institutions in India

today.”

About XLRI XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in

India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur

(www.xlri.ac.in). Over the last six decades, the institute has grown into a top-ranking business

management school of international repute with a wide portfolio of management programs and

research publications. Its alumni are spread around the globe and have demonstrated responsible

business leadership in their organizations. XLRI continually strives to contribute its mite to the

professional growth and management of numerous organisations and institutions across industry

sectors.

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