PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, June 16: The inauguration ceremony of the new academic year (2022-23) at XLRI Jamshedpur was conducted offline on Thursday.
The event has become a tradition and every year it is conducted at the Tata Auditorium on the B-school campus.
The event was attended by all new students, their parents, faculty and other staff members.
Fr. Paul Fernandes, Director of XLRI, Fr. Donald D’Silva, Dean Administration and Finance, XLRI and Prof AK Pani, Dean Academics were present on the occasion.
In order to seek divine blessings of the Almighty verses from the holy books were recited by XLRI staff members.
Prof. AK Pani (Dean Academics, XLRI) delivered the welcome address. Fr. Donald D’Silva SJ (Dean A&F, XLRI) recited the prayer after which all the students of the new academic year 2022-23 were introduced to the professors of both the Jamshedpur and Delhi XLRI campus.
Fr. Paul Fernandes, the director, addressed the august gathering and said, “I welcome you all to XLRI. From today, you all are going to start a transformative journey. Let’s together pray for truth & wisdom. Truth comes as light. Light a lamp within you and aim for excellence. XLRI is a passion and you have made the right choice for yourself by being a part of this journey. Let’s try our best to bring oneness among ourselves.”
A total of 555 new students have joined the XLRI student fraternity while 16 students enrolled for the new LSCM programme that is in collaboration with Rutgers Business School, USA.
Apart from this, 15 students enrolled in the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and 20 students enrolled in the Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EXEC-FPM).
“XLRI, as an institution, has always taken special care to maintain diversity in the classroom by selecting a very diversified group of students in terms of gender, educational background, economic background, professional background, and region. We have always stressed upon the gender ratio. Some of the first women to study management in India are from XLRI. XLRI, being a Jesuit institution with strong values, not only pays great respect to women but also makes them feel secure & empowered,” said an XLRI official.
The academic inaugural event was then followed by an ice-breaking event where all students participated and several games were conducted.
The two-hour event was a complete refreshment and made all the students interact comfortably with each other.
