Behind every successful management there is a visionary, behind GCC there is Dr. Joseph V.G. Dear students, convocation is a very important day. 40 years ago when I got my B.Sc Degree, Mysore University had about 200 Graduates, today they pass out in lakhs. At that time we used to prepare ourselves a week in advance for our graduation ceremony. We used to hire gowns and would not return them to the vendors for the  next 8 days. We wear the gowns through out the week and go around the streets.
The next day of graduation you would see most of us filling up forms at the employment exchange to get a job and wait for ages together and the job never comes.
Friends, we must congratulate you, you are born in the 21st century with tremendous opportunities. During my time life was difficult, I wanted to apply for my higher studies in the USA; it took 20 days for air mail to reach USA and another 20 days for a reply to come. It used to cost Rs.7 which is about Rs.700 in today's terms which was unaffordable by many students then, thus it took about 7 years to get in to a right place for higher studies. These days even before you finish your degree, you knock the door of your placement officer and have easy passage to the corporate world. So I urge you to use these benefits to your advantage and to reap the best out of them.