“Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.”
With these powerful words, we embark on a new journey, one defined by ambition, hard work, and unshakable grit.I am Rohan Waingankar, and it is with deep honour and a profound sense of responsibility that I assume the role of the 11th President of the Students’ Affairs Assembly at IIM Nagpur. Inspired by the legacy of those who have served before me, and shaped by my own experiences within this institution, I am fully committed to serving our student community with unwavering dedication and purpose.
Joining me in this endeavour is the Students’ Affairs Executive Council (SAEC) — a strong, sixmember team representing the breadth of student life at IIM Nagpur:
General Secretary, Academic Clubs — Mr. Atharva Naikwadi
General Secretary, Co-Curricular Clubs — Mr. Piyush Kumar
Students’ Affairs Secretary — Mr. Atharv Deshpande
Secretary, Placements & Corporate Relations — Mr. Akshat Ruhela
Student Diversity Representative — Ms. Pratibha Singla
Together, we stand united in our commitment to serve this community with integrity, purpose, and genuine care.
We do not believe in setting goals that simply feel comfortable. We believe in setting goals that challenge us, stretch us, and push us beyond what we once thought possible. Our ambitions this year are bold, perhaps even audacious, but it is precisely that audacity that will define this tenure.
We are committed to pursuing these goals with complete dedication, leaving no stone unturned and no effort spared. Because at IIM Nagpur, we do not measure success by how far we have come, we measure it by how far we are willing to go.
But beyond achievements and milestones, what truly drives us is something deeper, the desire to outgrow our older selves. We want to build an environment where every student is constantly evolving, where each experience, each challenge, and each opportunity become a stepping stone toward a stronger, sharper, and more purposeful version of who they are.
This is not just about the Students’ Affairs Assembly. This is about every individual on this campus waking up each day with the hunger to be better than they were yesterday and the belief that they are fully capable of getting there.
We aspire to carry this spirit of IIM Nagpur into every facet of the wider world. From academic platforms to co-curricular stages, we want our institution’s name to stand for ambition, excellence, and impact and we want every student to be a proud ambassador of that identity.
We are not here to maintain the status quo. We are here to raise the bar and then raise it again.
Rohan Waingankar
President, Students’ Affairs Assembly