{"id":71227,"date":"2026-08-11T14:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/28-years-28-leaders-ims-noida-comes-full-circle-as-it-honours-the-alumni-who-carried-its-vision-forward\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:46:04","slug":"28-years-28-leaders-ims-noida-comes-full-circle-as-it-honours-the-alumni-who-carried-its-vision-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/28-years-28-leaders-ims-noida-comes-full-circle-as-it-honours-the-alumni-who-carried-its-vision-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Years, 28 Leaders: IMS Noida Comes Full Circle as It Honours the Alumni Who Carried Its Vision Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 11:<\/strong> Twenty-eight years ago, IMS Noida opened its doors with a modest campus and an ambitious idea: that education, done right, could shape not just careers but character. On\u00a0August 8<\/strong>, that idea returned through the same gates in the form of 28 alumni who now lead companies, courtrooms, newsrooms, and creative studios across India and beyond. The institute marked the occasion with the\u00a0IMS & DIA Alumni Leadership Honours 2026<\/strong>, a landmark evening themed\u00a0\u201c28 Years, 28 Leaders,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0bringing together CXOs, entrepreneurs, legal luminaries, media professionals, and design innovators \u2013 all of whom trace their journeys back to a single campus in Noida.<\/p>\n

The evening was more than a felicitation ceremony; it was a homecoming. Alumni spanning the institute\u2019s earliest batches from the early 2000s to graduates as recent as 2025 shared the same stage, forming a living timeline of what the institute has quietly built over nearly three decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t set out to build just an institution; we set out to build people who could go anywhere and lead. Every one of our alumni carries a piece of that vision forward, and this evening was our way of saying: you were the point all along,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said\u00a0Rajeev Kumar Gupta, President, IMS Noida.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Legacy Written by Its Own Graduates<\/h2>\n

Among those who returned was\u00a0Piyush Gaur<\/strong>\u00a0(BALLB, 2004\u201309), one of the institute\u2019s earliest law graduates, who now serves as Senior Counsel at the Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi \u2013 a marker of how far the very first cohorts have travelled. From the same law program,\u00a0Gaurav Mishra<\/strong>\u00a0(2008\u201313) now serves as Central Government Standing Counsel at the Ministry of Law & Justice, while his batchmate\u00a0Tarun Khanna<\/strong>\u00a0runs his own practice as Founder & Managing Partner of Lex Lawgical.<\/p>\n

The institute\u2019s PGDM and MBA cohorts were represented by alumni including\u00a0Ranjeet Kumar<\/strong>\u00a0(2009\u201311), now\u00a0Assistant Vice President \u2013 HR at AU Small Finance Bank<\/strong>, and\u00a0Narendra Kumar Mishra<\/strong>, from the same batch, now\u00a0Senior Advisor for Government Affairs at Caterpillar Inc<\/strong>., proving that the institute\u2019s early management graduates have gone on to shape both Indian and global organizations.<\/p>\n

Journalism and media found their voice through alumni such as\u00a0Abhinav Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0(BJMC, 2010\u201313), now\u00a0News Editor at Moneycontrol<\/strong>, and\u00a0Pradeep Tiwari<\/strong>\u00a0(2010\u201312),\u00a0News Editor at Nav Bharat Times<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 two names now familiar to millions of readers, both first trained to ask questions on this very campus.<\/p>\n

Also present was\u00a0Dr. Yogendra Singh<\/strong>\u00a0(MBA, 1999\u20132001), whose journey reflects just how deep the institute\u2019s ties to its alumni run. He currently serves as\u00a0Managing Director of Singari Industries Ltd. and President of the National Management Association (NMA)<\/strong>\u00a0and previously served as Professor & Head at JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida. Today, he also holds the position of President of the IMS Noida Alumni Association \u2013 the very body that helped bring this evening\u2019s gathering of leaders together.<\/p>\n

Representing the newest chapter of this story was\u00a0Amit Kumar Tiwari<\/strong>\u00a0(BBA, 2022\u201325), among the most recent graduates on the list, who now runs his own venture,\u00a0Shree Mahadev Traders<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a reminder that the spirit of the founding vision is very much alive in the institute\u2019s youngest alumni too.<\/p>\n

These were only a handful of the 28 leaders honoured that evening \u2013 individuals who studied law, management, journalism, design, and technology on the same campus, and who now sit at the helm of banks, courts, newsrooms, global manufacturers, and their own enterprises.<\/p>\n

A Celebration Built Around Its People<\/h2>\n

The evening opened with a Saraswati Vandana and lamp-lighting ceremony, followed by addresses from\u00a0Rajeev Kumar Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0(President) and\u00a0Chirag Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0(Vice President), along with messages from the institute\u2019s Advisor and Dean. Each honoured alumnus was felicitated with a memento, a photo frame, and a certificate of recognition, followed by a cultural program, high tea, and dinner. Video stories captured from the alumni themselves were woven into the evening, turning individual journeys into a single, shared narrative of the institute\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n

For an institute marking 28 years, the decision to celebrate through its alumni rather than through buildings or numbers was a deliberate one. It reflects a belief that has guided IMS Noida since its founding: that an institution\u2019s truest legacy is not what it builds, but who it sends into the world. As IMS Noida and IMS DIA look toward their next chapter of growth, the evening stood as both a tribute to the alumni who came before and a promise to the students walking the same corridors today that this campus will keep producing leaders for decades to come.<\/p>\n

About IMS Noida & IMS DIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

IMS Noida and IMS Design & Innovation Academy (IMS DIA) are constituent institutions of the Unison Education and Research Foundation, offering programmes across management, law, journalism, computer applications, and design. For 28 years, the institute has built its reputation on the achievements of its alumni across industries in India and abroad. For more information on programmes and admissions, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/admission.imsnoida.edu.in\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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