Indore ( Madhya Pradesh): Amid cheers, proud applause, and a sense of achievement, top students at the Indian Institutes of Management marked their convocation not just as a ceremonial milestone but as the culmination of years of discipline, perseverance, and personal growth. For these high achievers, the moment was both reflective and forward-looking, celebrating academic excellence while embracing the responsibilities and opportunities that lie ahead.
Rewriting limits: A medical graduate’s rise in the world of management
Aditya Roy Chowdury | FP photo
Aditya Roy Chowdury won the IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 2 and also won the VE Commercial Vehicles scholarship awarded for outstanding performance in the First Year.
He shared, "Receiving this gold medal feels deeply humbling. Being a Medical Doctor, transitioning into management was far from seamless. Subjects like accounting and economics were entirely unfamiliar."
"I went from understanding clinical cases to decoding balance sheets and economic models. What many of my peers had prior exposure to, I had to build from scratch, often putting in extra hours just to reach the same baseline."
"Never let the inner curiosity in you die down"
Shethia Piyoni Jayesh | FP Photo
Shethia Piyoni Jayesh secured performance rank one with dual gold medals at IIM Indore, multiple scholarships and awards worth Rs 1,50,000 Lakh, including Bank of Baroda Achievers Award, topped with the highest CGPA, Director’s Merit List honour, and recognition for outstanding mentorship.
she warmly shared, "I am grateful to all the Professors of IPM and PGP for helping me achieve Rank 1 in IPM (5 years), 2x Directors Merit List Awardee with Rank 1 in Year 4 & 5 and the highest CGPA of 3.96/4.33 (95.99%) in the combined MBA (IPM & PGP) batch, graduating in 2026."
"One lesson that I learnt and would like to pass down further is that - 'Never let the inner curiosity in you die down, as it can take you to places beyond your expectations."
"I had entered with the simple goal of winning just one gold medal"
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Navya Joshi secured the IIM Indore Gold Medal for Sholastic Performance Rank one along with three other gold medals shared her journey,
"I graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Indore with four gold medals and five industry-sponsored scholarships, an outcome that feels especially overwhelming given that I had entered with the simple goal of winning just one gold medal."
"Coming from a Computer Science Honours background at the University of Delhi, I initially found myself challenged among peers with strong engineering backgrounds, which pushed me to work harder and stay consistent. This journey was not individual alone but shaped by collaborative learning, with friends who excelled in different subjects, constantly supporting me."
From aspiration to achievement, nurtured by IIM Indore’s enriching environment
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Shivish Shukla secured IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 2 shared, "Five years ago, I was ecstatic to be allowed to become a part of such a prestigious management institution. Today, I am grateful for what I have achieved here. At IIM Indore, one’s accomplishments are not solely the result of individual effort, but also of the ecosystem that nurtures them. "
"Encouraging faculty, inspiring seniors, and brilliant peers continuously motivated me to give my best. This environment instils in us the ability to pursue academic excellence, extracurriculars, and professional development simultaneously, while excelling in all three."
From self-challenge to recognition
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Kushal Somani secured IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 2.
He shared,"When I began this journey five years ago, I never imagined it would lead to this recognition. What remained constant was my commitment to challenge myself and grow through every phase. While balancing everything was sometimes overwhelming, it helped built resilience. I’m deeply grateful to my peers, family, and professors for their constant support, these recognitions feel more like a shared achievement, than just my own."
"A beautiful principle that any MBA graduate will hear multiple times is the Pareto Principle: 80% results come from 20% efforts."
Anshuman Panda | FP Photo
Anshuman Panda secured the IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 1 and acadenic excellence.
He shared his experience,"A beautiful principle that any MBA graduate will hear multiple times is the Pareto Principle: 80% results come from 20% efforts. And it’s this prioritization and quick finish technique that helps channel limited time to only value adding activities. I have always been interested in academics, not for grades, but for the sheer love of research and the professors at IIM Indore helped beautifully structure the vast unknown areas of Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Tech, Operations and HR."
Award: IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 1
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Rachit Shah, currently working as an Associate Director, Digital Operations with a global pharmaceutical company secured IIM Indore Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance Rank 1.
He shared his mantra to achieving gold medals, "Over the past two years, I pursued the PGPMX program at IIM Indore while managing full-time professional responsibilities.What kept me going was a strong drive to continuously learn and evolve, along with the unwavering support of my family, professors, peers and mentors. The PGPMX experience has transformed my outlook and enhanced my business acumen. Receiving the Gold Medal for scholastic performance is truly humbling and reflects the collective support and encouragement I received along the way.
