SPJIMR’s Annual Convocation 2022 was held on Saturday, May 14th, 2022 at its sprawling Andheri campus. The event was attended by a gathering of 570 graduating students, their families, friends and the eminent faculty and staff of SPJIMR. The chief guest, Dr Anish Shah, Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. addressed the participants with his enlightening speech and motivated them to excel in their career.
Seven programmes of SPJIMR – the two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), the 15-month Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), the Post Graduate Executive Management Programme (PGEMP) the Post Graduate Management Programme for Women (PGMPW), Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM), Post Graduate Programme in General Management (PGP-GM) and Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) graduated on this convocation.
| 17:50 pm | Convocation procession starts |
| 18:29 pm | Procession arrives |
| 18:30 pm | Declaring the convocation open by Chairman, Governing Council, SPJIMR |
| 18:31 pm | Audience take their seats |
| 18:32 pm | Invocation prayer |
| 18:33 pm | Chairman’s address and introduction of the Chief Guest |
| 18:40 pm | Welcome address by Dean, SPJIMR |
| 18:52 pm | Award of Scholastic Medals by the Chief Guest and Chairman |
| 18:55 pm | Award of Graduation and DTT Certificates by Programme Teams |
| 19:45 pm | Conferring of oath by Dean, SPJIMR |
| 19:47 pm | Convocation address by Chief Guest |
| 20:07 pm | National Anthem |
| 20:09 pm | Declaring the convocation closed by Dean, SPJIMR |
| 20:10 pm | Convocation procession returns |
***This will be followed by dinner, served adjacent to the ceremony ground.

Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Group
Dr. Anish Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of the Mahindra Group. He joined Mahindra Group in 2014, as Group President (Strategy). In 2019, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Group CFO, as a part of the transition plan to the CEO role.
Anish was President & CEO of GE Capital India (2009-14), where he led turnaround of its SBI Card joint venture. Anish’s career at GE spanned 14 years, included several leadership positions in US & global units. He has also led Bank of America’s US Debit Products business and worked with Bain & Company and Citibank.
Anish holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad
