IIITDM Kancheepuram confers degree to 411 students at 11th Convocation

The 11th convocation of IIITDM Kancheepuram was held in physical mode today. Read here to know more.

A total of 411 students graduated during the 11th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram), a Central Government ‘Institute of National Importance’ located near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 

This includes 30 PhD, 149 Dual Degrees of B Tech and M Tech, 33 M.Tech, 12 M. Des and 187 B.Tech degree recipients. The number of PhD scholars receiving their degrees this year is the highest since the inception of the institute.

Dr. Sridhar Vembu, (Padma Shri Awardee), Chairman, Board of Governors, IIITDM Kancheepuram, said, “The greatest advantage that IIITDM Kancheepuram has as an organization is its connectedness and singularity of purpose. Ours is not an unmanageable population with people of different directions. The institute is actually a chosen group of people from different backgrounds trying to realize one idea. To express that in very technical terms - it is to teach and ideate information technology-enabled design and manufacturing. It is a privilege to work toward a well-defined idea and especially when there are very few organizations concentrating on that. The challenge here is all about understanding, defining, and keeping up with the demands of a world that is so technology-driven.”

The convocation was held in physical mode today in the presence of chief guest Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, and Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Sridhar Vembu (Padma Shri Awardee), Chairman, Board of Governors, IIITDM Kancheepuram, and Founder-CEO, Zoho Corporation, Prof. M.V. Kartikeyan, Director, IIITDM Kancheepuram, faculty, students and parents. 

IIITDM Kancheepuram: Funding and Placements

The total amount of funding granted to IIITDM Kancheepuram faculty members in the financial year 2022-23 by external funding agencies as sponsored projects was INR 3.29 Crore. The funding agencies include DST-SERB, MEITY, DRDL, ISRO, NBHM and TiHAN of different IITs, among others.

The Institute Placement Cell has been collaborating extensively with the industry, corporate firms and other recruiters. In the current year, 176 offers were received by IIITDM Kancheepuram students from 76 companies with the median salary offered being INR 11 lakh and an average salary being INR 8 lakh.

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