2127 students receive degrees during IIT Kanpur 56th Convocation

The degrees awarded included 236 PhDs, 15 MTech-PhDs (Joint Degree), 483 MTechs, 739 BTechs, 21 MBAs, 16 MDes, 51 MS (by Research), 40 PGPEX-VLFM, 1 Diploma of IIT (DIIT), 151 MSc (2-year course), 18 Double Majors, 125 Dual Degrees, 14 MS-PDs (MS part of the Dual Degree), 149 BSs, and 68 eMasters degree programs.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK), hosted its 56th Convocation today, July 3, 2023. A total of 2127 students were conferred degrees during the convocation. The degrees awarded included 236 PhDs, 15 MTech-PhDs (Joint Degree), 483 MTechs, 739 BTechs, 21 MBAs, 16 MDes, 51 MS (by Research), 40 PGPEX-VLFM, 1 Diploma of IIT (DIIT), 151 MSc (2-year course), 18 Double Majors, 125 Dual Degrees, 14 MS-PDs (MS part of the Dual Degree), 149 BSs, and 68 eMasters degree programs.

The convocation also recognized outstanding students across various disciplines. Farzan Adil Byramji from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was awarded the prestigious President's Gold Medal. Ananya Gupta from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) received the Director's Gold Medal (4-year UG program), while Lakshay Rastogi from the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) was honored with the Director's Gold Medal (5-year UG program). Nandita Gupta from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) received the esteemed Ratan Swarup Memorial Prize, and Vineeth V from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) was awarded the prestigious Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Medal.

The event, held at the Institute Auditorium, brought together accomplished alumni, faculty, distinguished guests, and proud families to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the graduating students. Dr Radhakrishnan K Koppillil, Chairperson, Board of Governors (BoG), IIT Kanpur, presided over the Ceremony; while N R Narayana Murthy, Founder and Chairman emeritus, Infosys, graced as the chief guest.

Dr Radhakrishnan K Koppillil, Chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG), IIT Kanpur, encouraged the graduates to embrace their future endeavors with passion and purpose, and to give back to society. He recalled IIT Kanpur’s path-breaking initiatives and advised the students to follow the paths shown by visionary luminaries. Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur, congratulated the graduating students and wished them well. He also gave a broad overview of the institute’s report.

IIT Kanpur conferred the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree, the highest honorary academic degree from the institute, upon three distinguished personalities in recognition of their exemplary achievements. The recipients of this esteemed accolade included M C Mary Kom (Indian amateur boxer and politician), Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (Chairperson & Founder, Narayana Health), and Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chairperson, Tata Sons).

 The graduating students were given degree certificates at different lecture halls in the second session of the Convocation ceremony. All the graduating students could get their digital degrees through IIT Kanpur’s in-house blockchain technology application, as well, which makes the degree certificates unforgeable, globally verifiable, selectively disclosable and sensitive to user content.

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