Convocation Ceremony witnessed at SMS Varanasi - Varanasi

School of Management Sciences, Varanasi witnessed the majestic closing of the 3rd PGDM Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, November 5th 2011. The students of the previous batches of various PGDM programs participated with full nerve in this ceremony. Total 1315 students from different courses of PGDM were awarded the degrees. The toppers from the different academic sessions received Gold medals and Silver medals.
During the convocation address Honorable Dr. Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, Minister of Higher Education, Govt of U.P. linked the success of the students with the sincere efforts of the institution. In his presidential address, Justice Giridhar Malaviya, President Mahamana Malaviya Mission said that the country has progressed in the last decade but the problems of poverty and curruption is still a dominant problem in the society. Blessing the students, Padmashree Prof.Geshe. N. Samten, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Tibetan Studies, Varanasi said that an emotional balance in the global world at different levels is important in order to achieve greater heights in life. Emotional regulation will help to make a better educated citizen and will result in building a better society.
Speaking on this pious occasion, Prof. B. P. Singh, Ex Dean - Delhi School of Economics, said that SMS is one of the leading institutions imparting management education in India and to be a student of SMS is an honor. At the end, Prof. S. K. Singh, Head & Dean, FMS, B.H.U. Varanasi congratulated the students and said that according to a recent survey the quality of education is a matter of concern and therefore the course curriculum should be revisited and redesigned.

Earlier the convocation ceremony began with the assembly of the members of the Governing Council and Academic Council, Distinguished Guests, Faculty Members and Students in the administrative block, formation of Procession and its arrival at the venue of convocation. After the Saraswati Vandana, Prof. P. N. Jha during his welcome speech informed about the achievements of the School of Management Sciences over the years including the research work, publications, academic aggrements with the international universities world wide and the industrial visits organized for the students.
During the convocation ceremony, the new issues of the three SMS Journals "Management Insight," "Computing Trends" and "Purushartha" were also released by the Chief Guest and the other distinguished guests. Dr. M. P. Singh, Executive Secretary, SMS & Mr. Ashok Singh, Chairman of SMS, felicitated the Chief Guest and the other distinguished guests seated on the Dias with a SMS memento of Lord Vishwanath, Shawl and a special memento of Ashok Stambha. The convocation ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.