JD Birla Institute hosted its graduation ceremony at Kala Mandir

Skill yourself, the world outside the college gates awaits your contribution — this was the message to students at the 6^th autonomous graduation congregational ceremony for the 2020 and 2021 batches of JD Birla Institute (JDBI) at Kala Mandir on April 1.

Around 750 students received certificates and medals at the graduation ceremony. Jadavpur University Gold Medals were awarded to 20 students and the Sushila Devi Birla Memorial Prize to 12 students for their outstanding achievement in academics.

The chief guest for the event was Deepak Vohra, special adviser to the Prime Ministers of Lesotho, South Sudan and Guinea-Bissau; and Sumangala Birla, chairperson, governing body, JDBI, was the special guest.

Deepali Singhee, principal, JDBI; major general V.N. Chaturvedi, secretary-general, Vidya Mandir Society; Tapobrata Ray, dean of Science and Commerce; and Sraboni Dutta, dean of Management, at JDBI were present at the programme.

Students were reminded to hone their skills, better themselves in the world outside the gates of the institution and contribute to the progress of the society.

“As educators, the mission of the institute is to educate, edify, tutor, and enable students to become sincere and generous leaders of tomorrow. Over the last 59 years, JDBI has been striving to enlighten and enrich students through education and enable them to become the torch-bearers of tomorrow,” principal Singhee said. “The college, under affiliation with the Jadavpur University, has emerged as one of the most distinguished institutes in the fields of Applied Sciences, Commerce and Management at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The true value of education extends beyond classrooms and formal degrees, it reflects in your actions and future endeavours that will help to build the nation and steer it towards progress. Believe in your dreams, follow your passion and remember to implement the knowledge that you have earned.”

Chief guest Vohra reiterated the achievements and future possibilities of the country in his speech titled Our World @ 2025: Megatrends.

“Our world is changing at a speed that we have not seen. There are only two periods now in world history — BC (Before COVID) and AC (After COVID). We have four challenges in front of us. First is healthcare, the virus is the biggest challenge to our survival. The second is climate stability, which might just destroy mankind. Third is recovery through open seas and new technology. Fourth is the threat of terrorism and domination. What role can we play? We need medical expertise and infrastructure to survive COVID. The United Nations says India’s vaccine capabilities are the best hope for the world. There is a climate emergency and India is leading the fight through solar energy and helping the rest of the world. We hosted the first-ever United Nations Security Council session on Safe and Open Seas. The students are going to determine the contours of this new world,” Vohra said.