Vayalathala March 29
2005:
Philip Jacob of Thevarkattil from Vayalathala near
Pathanamthitta has won the gold medal for the top scorer of the
IIM-Ahmedabad. Philip Jacob is the first Keralite to make it to
the top.
"It was because of God's blessings and hard work" Philip said on
hearing the news of achieving the gold medal.
He has topped in the last four of the six semesters at the IIM.
He will be presented the gold medal by IMF chief economist
Raghuram Rajan at the convocation to be held in Ahmedabad on
April 2.
Philip is the grand son of ( Late) Thevarkattil Philipose
Kathanar and son of Fr.Jacob P.Philip (Catholicate Higher
Secondary School principal, Pathanamthitta ) and P.Y.Kunjamma
(professor, Catholicate College Pathanamthitta ). Philip has a
younger sister, Princy Anu Jacob, who is currently doing her
B.Tech in Model Engineering College, Ernakulam. Fr.Philipose
P.Philip the diocesan secretary of Canada-Europe is Philip's
Father's younger brother.
Philip would join Lehman Brothers, the leading investment bank
based in the US, in July at its London office as a senior
analyst with a pay package of $1.5 lakh a year. Thereafter he
would move to the bank's headquarters in New York in October
2005.
Philip said that he would
like to come back to India after gaining experience and would
set up a venture of his own.
Philip had written many articles on budget analysis in IIM and
in leading business dailies while as a student of M.B.A in
Ahmedabad.
"The students should have a positive mindset on their
capabilities and try to understand the amount of opportunities
that they have now rather than focus on getting medical or
engineering seats" said Philip Jacob
After the completion of his schooling at Catholicate School in
Pathanamthitta and the Navodaya School at Vechoochira, he took
his B.Tech from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram,
with distinction.
( Indian Orthodox Herald
Release, March 29, 2005 )
Philip is the grand son of (
Late) Thevarkattil Philipose Kathanar and son of Fr.Jacob
P.Philip (Catholicate Higher Secondary School principal,
Pathanamthitta ) and P.Y.Kunjamma (professor, Catholicate
College Pathanamthitta )
