Cebu City, Philippines, 4th Sept 2026: The Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City, hosted the 46th Commencement Exercises of Gullas College of Medicine,Inc. (GCM) for Batch Xanthron 2026 on August 28, 2026. Held across two sessions, the ceremony saw 951 Indian students graduate with Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees, as more than 1,000 graduates from across the world came together for the commencement, marking a significant milestone for Indian students pursuing medical education abroad.
A key academic highlight of the graduating batch was that all Top 10 students of Batch Xanthron 2026 hailed from India, emphasising the strong academic performance of Indian students at the institution.
Held under the theme “GCM Physician: Rooted in Compassion, Driven by Excellence, Committed to Service,” the ceremony marked an important moment for the graduating doctors, bringing together academic achievement, leadership recognition and the culmination of years of medicaleducation in the Philippines. The occasion also highlighted the strong presence of Indian students within GCM's international medical community.
The ceremony was graced by distinguished guests, including Michael Alexander Ang, Owner, The Manila Times; Governor Edwin I. Jubahib; and Dr. Karthik Raj Manoharan, Perioperative Physician specialising in liver transplant anaesthesiology and transplant critical care.
The graduating students were also recognised for their leadership and contributionto student life. Parekh Sahil Dineshbhai received the Outstanding Leadership Award, while Godase Uday Prasenkumar and Upadhyay Purva were presented with the Student Services Leadership Award.
Adding further distinction to the graduating cohort were the achievements of itsstudents in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), India’s qualifying examination for foreign medical graduates seeking to practise medicine in the country. Dr. Dabgar Niravkumar Kalidas secured Rank 2 in the January 2026 FMGE, while Dr. Khushi Nilaybhai Sanghvi emerged as the Top Scorer in the January 2026 FMGE.
As with previous years, the ceremony followed GCM's established commencement traditions,including the presentation and conferring of degrees, the investiture and imposition of hoods and caps by parents and guardians, and the awarding of honours and citations. The graduates then took the Hippocratic Oath, formally entering the medical profession,before being inducted into the GCM Alumni Association.
