Goodbye Class of 2015

It’s April!! Time to bid farewell to another special batch on campus!!!

I write my very first Farewell to the Batch of 2013 – 15. The day brings back emotions filled with memories, some good and some otherwise. Each will be remembered with equal fervour. Much like students, the day is also very significant and painful for the members of faculty as well. It’s the end of another journey on campus. Each batch makes for an interesting chapter in the life of a faculty. Over the Two Years, the bond that develops, the camaraderie, academic learning, the joy of interacting with some brilliant students, hand holding and guiding others, the pride in students doing well in their academic careers are all etched on to the memory for a life time.

Personally for me, the Class of 2013-15 has many firsts (including this blog!). I owe my firsts to you and thank you for enriching my own journey in academia.

1.      The addition of politics and presentations on aspects like Land Bill 2013 or the Food Act of 2013, etc to the sessions on Current Affairs in Semester One. Till previous year, the sessions focused mostly on macro-economic and business affairs.

2.   In Semester Two I took you guys through the practical application of Cost and Management Accounting techniques learned. Fondly remember you guys working out the cost statements of things like Chicken Biryani, a Wall Fan, a Wooden Table, a Plastic Bucket and Formal Cotton Shirt among others. Will always remember Fahim for explaining the detailed procedure followed in his dying unit to make a fabric or Raigil's emphasis on the cost in making a paneer dish in his family owned restaurant.

3.   Moving on to the Second Year, the finance batch continued with some of these presentations in Semester Three as part of Strategic Cost Management. Here, the presentations were more intense, deep dived into the details and critically analysed every process, every cost being incurred. Simultaneously in the same semester, I taught Marketing Finance for the first time. It was challenging as some marketing students were averse to numbers. Can never forget the blank looks on the faces of Danish and Irtiqa every time some number crunching was done. But I must admit, courtesy the batch, I also got to look at numbers from a different angle, definitely was a great learning experience.

4.    Moving on to the last and Fourth Semester, here I was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching Management Control Systems (MCS) to the batch. MCS being a university assessed course, becomes critical from your perspective. The exam is yet to happen and I wish you all best of luck for the same. Do well.

Courtesy so many firsts, I must admit that Class of 2015 will always have a special place for me. Not that the preceding batches doesn't have or the subsequent batches won’t have a special place, at least on these counts, Class of 2015 will rule the roast.

I wish each and every student of this batch all the very best in every sphere of your life. Feel free to get in touch whenever you want. Do keep coming back to the institute, the doors are always open for you.

I look forward to meeting the entire batch together again on 30^th January 2016, on the day of your Convocation. Till then, the attention shifts to your juniors (Class of 2016) and the incoming batch of 2015-17.

Good luck. God bless all. Be healthy. Be safe. Most importantly, strive to become good human beings and proud citizens of this country and the rest shall follow.

Take Care.

Bye!!!