IFHE holds 16th undergraduate graduation ceremony in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (TNT): The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) conducted its 16th undergraduate graduation ceremony at Aarya Convention on Shankarpally Road here on Thursday, with students from its various schools receiving degrees and academic awards.
Amarbir Palta, President of MYK LATICRETE India Pvt Ltd, attended as the Chief Guest, while Ravi Venkatraman, former Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, was the Guest of Honour.
Addressing the graduates, Palta stressed the importance of flexibility, patience, perseverance, discipline and financial planning in building successful careers.
He said professional journeys rarely followed a predetermined path and urged young graduates to adapt to changing circumstances, learn from setbacks and remain committed to their long-term goals.
Venkatraman, drawing on his experience of over four decades with the Mahindra Group and involvement in five successful ventures, advised graduates to regard their degrees as the beginning of lifelong learning.
He said the ability to apply academic knowledge to real-world situations, exercise sound judgement and learn from experience was essential for professional growth.
Opening the ceremony, IFHE Vice-Chancellor Prof. A. Vinay Kumar congratulated the graduating students and said women accounted for 44 per cent of the graduating cohort.
Highlighting the institution’s achievements, he said ICFAI Business School secured the third position globally in The Case Centre Impact Index 2025, behind Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
He also referred to the AACSB accreditation of IBS Hyderabad, valid until 2031, and its CRISIL A*** grading at the national and state levels.
He said IFHE was pursuing initiatives aligned with the National Education Policy, including interdisciplinary learning and the integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and cybersecurity into academic programmes.
The ceremony covered graduates from ICFAI Business School, ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Tech, ICFAI School of Social Sciences and ICFAI School of Architecture, IFHE Bangalore.
Several students received gold medals and awards for academic excellence and all-round performance. Gold medals for academic excellence were presented to Oorja M Thadani (BBA), Kumari Joshika (BA Economics), J Shruthika (BTech), Keerthana Murthy Bhavaraju (BSc) and Chirala MD Parwez (BCA).
The Best Student Awards for all-round excellence went to Munipally Vanshita from the Business School, P V A Sree Veda from the School of Science and Technology and Isha Uppal from the School of Social Sciences.
Other award recipients included Yegineni Dhruthi, Thakur Dhriti Singh, Madhunala Sai Harshita Devi, Veginati Mokshaghna Sai, Saragadam Sri Vinay Raj and Gali Supriya. Academic Excellence Gold Medals were also presented to Boddupally Samhita (BArch), Aditi Dixit (BBA-LLB Hons) and Kaipu Amarnaadh Reddy (BA-LLB Hons).
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