IFHE Hyderabad confers degrees on over 4,000 graduates at 16th convocation
HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry and former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan addressed the graduating students during the ceremony held on Saturday.
The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), Hyderabad, held its 16th convocation on Saturday, October 31. According to The Hindu, the institution conferred degrees on more than 4,000 students across the management, law, science and technology, economics, and social sciences streams.
HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry delivered the convocation address, urging graduates to dream beyond their current circumstances. He stated that "aspiration must be greater than resources" and encouraged students to embrace artificial intelligence as a cognitive amplifier.
Chancellor and former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan described the graduates as the "incoming leaders of change." He noted that the international trading system has been disrupted by unilateral tariff impositions by the United States and the U.S.–Iran conflict.
Rangarajan observed that India stands 38th in global innovation rankings, compared to South Korea at fourth and China at tenth. He called for prioritising domestic production in strategic sectors and stated that "Make in India should be for the ‘Rest of the World’."
Degrees honoris causa were conferred on Ajai Chowdhry and AIG Hospitals Chairman Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy.
Tandra Sai Akesh received the N.J. Yasaswy Award for Best Student in MBA, while Yagnamurthy Kalyan Kumar won the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence.
Shrishti was awarded the Silver Medal during the ceremony.