Three notable guests attended the event: Rajeev Jain, Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing DS Group; Sambasivan G, CFO of Tata Play and Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director of IIM Ahmedabad.

Instructors and staff were also awarded Certificates of Appreciation for their steadfast commitment during the ceremony. In addition outstanding PhD researchers were awarded for the quality of their studies and research achievements, supporting the institute's policy of stimulating creativity and knowledge building.

Director-in-Charge Prof. Sanjeev Prashar remarked that in the past sixteen years, IIM Raipur has not only built a robust academic environment but also become an attraction for innovation, research and industry interaction.

Looking to the future they need to create tomorrow's leaders who can navigate complexity with purpose, agility and empathy. They are dedicated to expanding our global presence, strengthening our industry relationships and creating meaningful impact in society. Prof. Parashar clarified.

Prof. Bharat Bhasker Director of IIM Ahmedabad stressed the importance of technology fluency with human centric leadership while Sambasivan G Tata Play CFO pointed out the increasing need for multidisciplinary and adaptive thinking in business decision making.

Equally Rajeev Jain Senior Vice President Corporate Marketing DS Group underlined the ways in which brand storytelling and consumer centricity are reshaping marketing in a fast evolving environment.

In the past sixteen years the institute has achieved several significant milestones such as securing a leading place in national rankings and growing its PGP student strength to 343 by 2025.

According to a press release IIM Raipur recently set remarkable placement records for the Class of 2025, with the top CTC registering at ₹43.4 LPA and the average and median CTCs at ₹19.7 LPA and ₹18.5 LPA respectively.

The institute has also established global linkages and is close to completion of its AACSB global accreditation as per the release. 

By adding new MBA and Executive MBA programs, establishing a Centre for Entrepreneurship establishing Research and Excellence Centres and improving its Incubation Centre to promote innovation, research and entrepreneurial growth the institute intends to broaden its academic offerings in the future.

Concurrently the event also had a thought provoking panel discussion by Dr. Ritu Gupta which gave profound insights into the evolving skills landscape shaping the workforce of tomorrow. 

Panellists gave strong points on digital transformation, innovation, flexibility and ethical leadership highlighting their significance in shaping competencies for the next generation of professionals.