The thirteenth convocation in 1978 at IIMA had Shri H. M. Patel, the Finance Minister, 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 H. M. Patel | Read whole speech |
| Director | Prof. Samuel Paul | Read whole speech |
| Chairperson | Shri Keshub Mahindra | Read whole speech |
| Degree Awarded in the 13th Convocation | |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Management | 124 |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Specialization Package in Agriculture (PGP-SPA) | 28 |
| Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | 6 |
