Indian Institute of Gem & Jewellery's (IIGJ) award ceremony followed the completion of the 9th batch of Certificate Courses. Held on February 12, 2007, the awards ceremony turned out quite interesting. What when Dr Shailesh Mehta, President Granite Hill Capital Ventures LLC and also the Chief Guest of the occasion addressed students on how just having the skills is not an end in itself, rather it is the means to achieve the end results.

Present on this occasion were Tanvirkumar Chokhsi, Chairman IIGJ, Colonel S K Arora, Head, IIGJ and Mr Arun Shah, committee member.

Chokshi informed that the ratio of students hailing from non-jewellery background is gradually increasing not just in the short term but in long term courses as well.
“We are planning to introduce new courses in Diamond pricing and Assortment of rough diamonds in the year 2007,” said Mr Tanvirkumar Chokhsi.

A total of 130 students of received certificates for short term courses on Designing, Gemmology, Diamond Grading and Manufacturing.