ICFAI Celebrates 16th Graduation Day Ceremony for Undergraduates

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), celebrated the 16th UG Graduation Day Ceremony on November 12, 2026 at Aarya Convention, Shankarpally Road, Hyderabad. The participating schools were ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Tech, ICFAI School of Social Sciences and ICFAI School of Architecture, IFHE Bangalore.

Mr Amarbir Palta, President, MYK LATICRETE India Private Limited, attended as Chief Guest, while Mr Ravi Venkatraman, former Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. Their addresses focused on the habits, capabilities and values graduates will need as they move beyond the university into an increasingly complex world.

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Mr Amarbir Palta drew on decisions made early in his career and experiences at MYK LATICRETE to offer a practical perspective on building a fulfilling professional life. Careers, he suggested, rarely unfold according to a fixed script. Opportunities change, setbacks test confidence and progress often depends less on a single breakthrough than on the choices people make repeatedly over time.

Mr Amarbir Palta organised his advice around five connected life lessons. First, flexibility enables young professionals to adapt when industries, technologies and expectations evolve. Being willing to revise an approach, take on unfamiliar responsibilities or learn a new skill can turn uncertainty into opportunity. Adaptability, however, should not mean losing sight of one’s values or long-term purpose. Second, patience helps graduates resist the pressure for immediate success. Third, perseverance matters when plans fail or initial efforts do not deliver the desired result. By continuing to learn and improve, individuals can convert disappointments into stronger capability and resilience.

Mr Amarbir Palta's fourth lesson was discipline: the daily practice of honouring commitments, preparing thoroughly, respecting time and sustaining effort even when motivation fluctuates. He presented discipline as the bridge between ambition and achievement, particularly during the less visible stages of a career. Finally, Mr Palta emphasised financial planning and prudent investment. Taken together, his message positioned flexibility, patience, perseverance, discipline and financial foresight as foundations for professional growth and personal stability.

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Guest of Honour Mr Ravi Venkatraman followed with reflections drawn from more than four decades of experience with the Mahindra Group and his involvement in five successful ventures. He urged graduates to see their degrees as the beginning of lifelong learning and contribution.He observed that some of the most consequential lessons in life are learned beyond classrooms. Academic study gives students concepts, methods and an intellectual foundation; the workplace tests whether they can use these tools in situations shaped by people, constraints and incomplete information. Real problems do not arrive neatly organised by subject or accompanied by model answers. The ability to connect theory with context, make judgements and learn from outcomes therefore becomes essential.

Opening the proceedings, Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) A. Vinay Kumar congratulated the students graduating this year and noted that women represented 44% of the graduating cohort. He described the occasion as both a celebration of student achievement and an opportunity to reflect on the university’s progress in academic quality, research and innovation.

Highlighting institutional developments, he referred to the international standing of the IBS Case Research Center. ICFAI Business School was placed third globally in The Case Centre Impact Index 2025, behind Harvard Business School and INSEAD. He also noted the AACSB accreditation of IBS Hyderabad, which he described as valid through 2031, and the CRISIL A*** grading at the national and state levels.

The Vice-Chancellor outlined the IFHE initiatives aligned with the National Education Policy, including interdisciplinary learning and greater engagement with emerging technologies. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and cybersecurity are being emphasised across programmes and schools.

The academic achievements and accomplishments of students were recognised through various medals and awards at the convocation. Gold medals for academic excellence were given to Oorja M thadani from BBA, Kumari Joshika from BA (Economics), J Shruthika from B. Tech, Keerthana Murthy Bhavaraju from B.Sc, and Chirala MD Parwez from BCA. Best Student Award for all round excellence presented to Munipally Vanshita from Business School, P V A Sree Veda from Science and Technology to Isha Uppal from the Schoool of Social Sciences.

Yegineni Dhruthi won the Dr Syed Shakeel Hashmi Gold medal for being the best student in ECE department, Thakur Dhriti Singh won the Smt & Sri Sita & Brahma Avadhanlu Gold medal for best student in BCA; Madhunala Sai Harshita Devi won the Late Sri Doradla Kesava Rao Gold Medal for being the best student in BSc; Veginati Mokshaghna Sai won D Sai Harsha Vardhan Gold Medal given to the best student performer of the Mechanical engineering department; Saragadam Sri Vinay Raj won the Late Prof Dr S Venkata Seshaiah, Pro-VC, IFHE Hyderabad, for Best Student Intern award;  Gali Supriya won Smt Junturu Thayaramma Gold Medal for best student of B Tech – AI & DS program. Academic Excellence Gold medals were presented to Boddupally Samhita of B Arch, Aditi Dixit of BBA-LLB (Hons), and Kaipu Amarnaadh Reddy of BA-LLB (Hons).  A large number of students along with their parents attended the joyous event.