The fifteenth convocation in 1980 at IIMA had Shri Justice Mohammad Hideyetullah, the Honourable Vice-President 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 Justice Mohammad Hideyetullah | Read whole speech |
| Director | Prof. V. S. Vyas | Read whole speech |
| Chairperson | Shri Keshub Mahindra | Read whole speech |
| Degree Awarded in the 15th Convocation | |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Management | 135 |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Specialization Package in Agriculture (PGP-SPA) | 16 |
| Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | 15 |
