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Kolkata : Praxis Business School, a leading institution which focuses on building Digital Leaders for a better tomorrow, celebrated their 16th Foundation Day with faculty and students at the Kolkata campus.
The event was inaugurated with a welcome speech by Mr Kamlesh Sajnani, Chairperson Board of Governors, Praxis Business School Foundation. In his speech, Mr Sajnani congratulated the students, faculty, and employees. He said, “the Praxis success story would not have been possible without the efforts of all its present and former faculty, employees and alumni, who were involved in different capacities and worked tirelessly to make it one of the best business schools in the country. From here on, we can only go higher”.In his Director’s address,. (Dr) Prof Prithwis Mukherjee, Director, Praxis Business School, observed that “The Institute has carved a position for itself as a catalyst for creating dynamic leaders. So, our students don’t make a living, they make a life” Prof. Charanpreet Singh, Co-founder and Director of Praxis Business School Foundation, took the stage and shared his memories and the outlook for the future. He emphasized the importance of remaining focus on academic goals. He also added, “What makes this journey most rewarding is that we have been able to transform the careers and with that the lives of so many students by imparting high quality education through our programs. The vision we had is fructifying today, with high demand for our courses in India and overseas. The Digital Economy is here, and Praxis students are well-placed to lead that economy. The Praxis Foundation Day Art Competition was held, and submitted entries were judged by renowned Smt Barsha Bagchi. She declared the winners, and awarded the prizes., Praxis employees with long services were felicitated awards in recognition of their valuable contributions. This was also followed by the release of Praxis Prism, the monthly newsletter. Mr Sajnani, Prof. Singh, Prof. (Dr) Prithwis Mukerjee, Director – Praxis Business School; Prof. (Dr) Sourav Saha, Dean Academics; and Mr Bharatendu Tilak, Director – Finance & Administration did the honours. Smt. Jhumpa Ghosh & Sri Surjotirtho Ghosh – the founders of ‘Change Initiative’, a partner NGO of Praxis took the stage to share their message for the occasion.

Praxis Business School, formed in 2007, was the first B-school to offer a full time Post Graduate Program in Data Science way back in 2012. This course marked a decade of turning out Data Scientists who now occupy key positions in the domain. This program was recently ranked number one in the country by the Analytics India Magazine Rankings 2021. The flagship PG Diploma in Management (PGDM) course still remains the most sought after in the Eastern region, currently ranked No.2 in Kolkata and No.4 in Eastern India.

About Praxis Praxis Business School designs and delivers industry-focussed post-graduate programs at its Kolkata and Bengaluru campuses. Praxis offers a two-year full-time AICTE approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), a 9-month full-time Post Graduate Program in Data Science (PGPDS) and a 6-month online weekend-only Post Graduate Program in Data Engineering (PGPDE).
The PGPDS program is presently ranked number one in the country by the Analytics India Magazine rankings for 2021. The PGDM program is ranked 2nd in Kolkata and 4th in East India according to Times Annual B-School survey 2022.
The name Praxis symbolizes the philosophy of the institute. The root of Praxis is Greek, meaning ‘to do’, or the practice of an art, science, or technical occupation. In other words, Praxis is ‘practice informed by theory and theory-informed by direct practice’.
That is what Praxis Business School endeavours to bring to its students – a program that combines the art and science of theoretical learning with the virtues of practical training.