AMPPP Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, November 10

The Indian School of Business (ISB) held a convocation ceremony at its Mohali campus, marking the success of its students in the four Advanced Management Programmes Class of 2025. A total of 173 students across four AMP programmes graduated including 40 from the 9th cohort of the Advanced Management Programme in Public Policy (AMPPP).

From the AMPPP Class of 2025, Sonali Giri earned the honour of being the Valedictorian as well as the Scholar of Excellence while her batchmates Bitan Chattopadhyay, Koti Kashyap, Ankita Raman, and Aditya Sharma made it to the prestigious Dean’s List. Prof. Ashwini Chhatre, Associate Professor & Executive Director received the Teacher of the Year Award and Dr. Motika Sinha Rymbai, Teaching Assistant cum Analyst, received the Academic Associate of the Year Award.

Delivering the keynote address, Chief Guest S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, praised the graduates for their achievements and spoke about their pivotal role in achieving India’s vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. She highlighted that convocations are not an end but a beginning, where knowledge meets responsibility and ambition meets purpose.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairman, ISB Mohali Campus Advisory Board and Advisory Council, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, and Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, shared insights from his experience as the campus co-founder and a telecommunications industry leader. He expressed both optimism and caution about AI, noting that while new technologies serve humanity’s progress, they pose unique ethical challenges due to their autonomous decision-making. He underscored the moral responsibility of ensuring technology is used ethically and warned against emerging misuse. He outlined three guiding principles, which were transparency, flexibility and adaptability and emphasised the importance of continuous learning, unlearning.

Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, congratulated graduates of the four rigorous programmes, noting their critical role in shaping India’s inclusive and resilient future. He emphasised that, as ISB enters its 25th year, the institution’s founding vision of developing leaders who think globally while acting on local realities is being realised, underscoring his expectations of the graduates.

Other students who received their certificates were from the Advanced Management Programme for Healthcare (AMPH), Advanced Management Programme in Operations and Supply Chain (AMPOS), and Advanced Management Programme for Infrastructure (AMPI).

The graduation ceremony ended with the ceremonial hat toss by the jubilant graduating students as their families and friends cheered on. The Advanced Management

Programmes at ISB are modular programmes for senior working professionals in the areas of healthcare, infrastructure, public policy, and operations and supply chain.