New Delhi: Pearl Academy, India’s leading private design, fashion and creative business institution, organized its 24th annual convocation ceremony for the graduating batch of 2016 at Srifort Auditorium, New Delhi. The Guests of Honor at the well-attended convocation ceremony were the District Magistrate, New Delhi, Mr Abhishek Singh and noted social worker, designer, writer, and craft activist Ms. Laila Tyabji.
Pearl Academy saw a growth of over 20% in recruiting companies visiting the campus to hire professionals than the previous year. The institution successfully placed its students in the new sectors like IT, aviation and hospitality for the first time since its inception 23 years ago. Companies such as IBM, SpiceJet and Pullman Hotels were among the recruiters in these sectors.
The institute informed that more than 97 percent of students secured job offers from various corporates and designer brands. Recruiters such as IBM, SpiceJet, H&M, Shoppers Stop, Aditya Birla Online Fashion (abof.com) and Louis Vuitton were amongst over 600 leading brands, which visited the campus to recruit the young creative professionals from the batch of 2016.
Commenting on another successful batch of professionals passing out from the institute, Ms Nandita Abraham, CEO, Pearl Academy said, “This is a proud moment for me as an educator to see so many young students taking the final leap towards becoming professionals of tomorrow. Here, I would like to thank the industry, who has collaborated with us to nurture this talent over the years. A lot of credit also goes to our faculties who have worked as hard as the students for making them an employable talent in the job market. I wish the graduating batch the very best.”
The Guests of Honor along with Group Chairman – Pearl Global Industries, Mr Deepak Seth and Ms Nandita Abraham, CEO, Pearl Academy felicitated 847 students from Delhi NCR (west & east) campuses of the institution for successful completion of their professional courses. Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Mr Prakash Javadekar sent a special message to Pearl Academy students. He congratulated students for all the hard work and lauded Pearl Academy for imparting quality education. Also present on the occasion were Former Home Secretary, Mr Vinod Duggal and CEO Monash University South Africa, Mr Sharad Mehra.
