Red Carpet at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA) is the institute’s signature annual farewell and celebration evening, styled as SSLA’s own version of the Oscars and dedicated to its graduating cohort. Blending awards, performances, memory-making and glamour, it acts as both a convocation-adjacent rite of passage and a showcase of SSLA’s creative, academic and community spirit.
Red Carpet brings together students, faculty, staff and alumni in a formal-yet-playful ceremony that honours four years of work inside and outside the classroom. The event foregrounds SSLA’s liberal arts ethos by celebrating academic excellence, leadership, co-curricular engagement and distinctive student personalities through thoughtfully curated awards and citations.
Typically held in the Viman Nagar campus auditorium, the evening is framed around a thematic dress code and visual aesthetic, turning the campus into a glamorous space where students literally and metaphorically “walk the red carpet” into the next phase of their lives. The ceremony often coincides with the “Last Lecture” tradition and yearbook release, reinforcing its role as a closing chapter for the outgoing batch.
Each edition of Red Carpet is anchored by witty, high-energy student hosts who set the tone with humour, nostalgia and interactive segments tailored to SSLA’s inside jokes and shared history. The programme typically features a mix of award segments, live performances, audiovisual montages and special announcements, paced to keep the evening intimate yet celebratory.
The Director's Report gives an overview of the past academic year. The Red Carpet is also about recognizing the hard work of students through various academic and non-academic awards. Awards span academic honours, quirky recognitions and student-voted titles, ensuring that both scholarly rigour and everyday campus life are acknowledged. Performances by SSLA’s dance, music and theatre clubs, along with collaborations across batches, turn the event into a cultural showcase that mirrors the diversity of disciplines and interests at the institute.
