The eighth convocation in 1973 at IIMA had Shri D. P. Dhar, the Minister of Planning, Government of India, as the Chief Guest.
The batch photograph for that year is available on the following link.
| Chief Guest/ Director/ Chairperson information | ||
| Chief Guest | Shri D. P. Dhar | Read whole speech |
| Director | Prof. Samuel Paul | Read whole speech |
| Chairperson | Shri S. L. Kirloskar | Read whole speech |
| Degree Awarded in the 8th Convocation | |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Business Administration | 109 |
| Programme for Management in Agriculture (PMA) | 35 |
