Convocation Ceremony 2011

MAEER's MIT School of Government held its Annual Convocation Ceremony of the fifth batch of Masters Program in Government at Saint Dnyaneshwara Hall on April 28, 2011 at 11 am. The Chief Guests on the occasion were Shri. Gopinath Munde - Hon'ble Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha and Shri. Padmakar Valvi - Hon'ble Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra and Guest of Honour was Smt. Pankaja Munde Palve – MLA, Maharashtra State.

The ceremony commenced with the procession led by Prof. (Gp. Capt.) D.P. Apte, Director MIT-SOG, holding the Mandanda in his hands, accompanied by Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad:  Founder President, MAEER’s MIT group of Institutions, Chief Guests of the Ceremony,   Hon. Shri. Gopinath Munde: Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha and Shri. Union Minister Padmakar Valvi - Hon'ble Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra, Prof. Mangesh Karad, Executive Director – MIT Group of Institutions, Dr. Sanjay Upadhye, Executive Director – MIT World Peace Centre, Prof. Rahul V. Karad: Chief Initiator and Dean, MIT-SOG and Dr. Shrikant Paranjpe: Honorary Academic Advisor – MIT-SOG and the MPG-05 participants who were well-attired in their convocation robes.

The function started with the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries. The ceremony was declared open by Founder President, MAEER’s MIT Group of Institutions – Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad. The opening speech was given by Chief Initiator & Dean, MIT-SOG Shri. Rahul V. Karad. The Course Completion Certificates were distributed to the MPG-05 participants by Hon’ble Shri. Gopinath Munde on the auspicious occasion. Special Awards were given to three MPG-05 particpants, namely – ‘Academic Excellence’: Shri. Devendra Pai, ‘Best Participant’: Shri. Ashwinee Kumar and ‘Be the Change’: Shri. Nagesh Cherukuri.

While addressing the audience Shri. Munde said for India’s development – there’s an urgent need to Control Population Explosion and introduce Electoral Reforms.
State Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Shri. Padmakar Valvi spoke about the need and importance of  leadership training in India for all budding political leaders. He said proper training & leadership skills are needed for development of good politicians. This can be achieved through proper training at schools dedicated for imparting training in politics and good governance.