Hyd: Dr Ajai Chowdhry urges graduates to aim high, embrace AI and continuous learning
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (TNT): HCL Co-founder Dr Ajai Chowdhry on Saturday urged graduating students to move beyond their comfort zones, set ambitious goals and embrace continuous learning to meet the challenges of rapid technological changes, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).
Addressing the 16th convocation of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) here, he said aspiration should be greater than available resources and called upon students not to allow resource constraints to limit their ambitions.
Referring to the founding of HCL in 1975 by six young engineers with limited resources but an ambitious vision, Chowdhry said aspiration could drive innovation and resourcefulness.
The gap between ambition and available resources should be treated as an opportunity to think creatively and go beyond conventional limits, he said.
Highlighting the rapid advancement of AI, he advised graduates to view the technology as a cognitive amplifier rather than a threat and stressed the importance of adaptability and continuous learning.
Degrees, he said, were proof of their ability to learn and should not be treated as limits to their potential.
Presenting the annual report, IFHE Vice-Chancellor Prof. A. Vinay Kumar outlined the institution’s progress in academic excellence, research, innovation and industry engagement during 2025-26.
More than 4,000 students received degrees at the convocation, including PhDs in Management, Law, Science and Technology, and Economics.
MBA degrees were awarded to students of IBS Hyderabad and its Bengaluru off-campus centre, along with Executive MBA, online MBA and distance MBA degrees. Graduates from the ICFAI School of Social Sciences also received their degrees.
The university also recognised the academic achievements of students by presenting medals and awards at the convocation.
Tandra Sai Akesh received the N. J. Yasaswy Award for all-round excellence in the MBA programme, while Yagnamurthy Kalyan Kumar was awarded the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. Kalyan Kumar also received the Faiyaz Ahmed Khan Memorial Gold Medal for securing first rank in the MBA Finance stream.
Shrishti received the Silver Medal for securing second rank in academic excellence.
Sandesh Bhatele received the Manish Reddy Raavi Award for Best Student in Finance and the Prof. J. Mahender Reddy Gold Medal for topping in Economics.
The Saurabh Sharma Memorial Gold Medal for the topper in MBA Marketing was presented to Utsav Kumar Roy, while Datla Venkata Gayatri received the Govind Shanbogue Award for topping in Human Resource Management.
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