Gold and silver medallists of Xavier Institute of Social Services at the 46th annual convocation. Picture by Hardeep Singh

Ranchi, May 23: It was the culmination of two years’ of hard work and rigorous efforts by the faculty members of Xavier Institute of Social Services to groom the future managers. With this year’s overall placement being quite satisfactory, the teachers could not have been happier.

At the 46th convocation ceremony for the 2005-2007 batch, 75 students each from personnel management and rural development and 60 students each from information management, marketing and finance were presented with certificates and gold medals.

While throwing light on the achievements, director of the institute Father Benni Ekka said: “The motto of the institute is ‘Putting the last first’ in terms of academics and development. Our campus recruitment this year has been quite satisfactory with almost cent per cent placement.”

The director said 17 young faculty members had been recuited in the last semester in a bid to make the institute “a centre of excellence”. He further added: “With the introduction of e-library, e-journals and wi-fi system, our institute now has an ‘e-management’. We have also provided laptops to our faculty members.”

Amrita Singh, a topper in peronnel management, who got recruited in Tata Consultancy Services, said: “The institute has undergone a sea change in these years. We have excellent faculty members who are quite helpful. With more and more companies coming for placement, the institute is bound to excel.”

However, Priyanka Singh, a student of finance, who bagged a job in Satyam Computers in Secundrabad felt that syllabus needed to be updated and curriculum overhauled. Besides, more books should be acquired for the library.”

Human resource development minister Bandhu Tirkey, the chief guest at the programme, said talks are on to introduce an IIIE institute in the state to boost IT studies.