IIT Bombay holds its 60th Convocation today

IIT Bombay held its 60th Convocation ceremony today where a total of 2551 degrees were awarded to 2324 students and 449 PhD degrees were awarded this year which is the highest ever number in STEM education in India.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay today held its 60th Convocation ceremony at its campus. In the past two years, the institute had held its Convocation in virtual reality mode and this is the first physical convocation ceremony since then. 

Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group was the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation Address. The Convocation was presided over by the Chairperson, Board of Governors (BoG) of IIT Bombay, Dr Sharad Saraf in the presence of the Institute Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri. Dr Saraf is the first IIT Bombay alumnus to become the Chairperson of the Board of Governors at the Institute. 

Congratulating the graduating students for their academic performance, Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, in his speech said, “To thrive in this world, I believe you must operate at the intersection of purpose, people, and machines (PPM). I urge you to think of PPM not as Parts Per Million but as Purpose, People and Machines. You are the future of this great nation. All of you have proven yourself as great graduates. Now you need to reinforce and retain human empathy. Find every unique opportunity to reinforce humanness.”

A total of 2835 degrees were awarded to 2585 recipients. The total number of PhD degrees awarded this year is 449. It is worth noting that this is the first time that any Indian academic institute has produced more than 400 PhD graduates in a year – a major milestone for STEM education in India, said Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri.

This year, four students were presented with Gold medals for their exemplary performance. The ‘President of India Medal’ was bestowed on Mohammad Ali Rehan, a (BTech) student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The ‘Institute Gold Medal (2020-21)’ was awarded to Koustav Jana, a (dual degree) student from the Department of Electrical Engineering, the ‘Institute Gold Medal (2021-22)’ was awarded to Aryaman Maithani, a (BS) student from the Department of Mathematics, and the ‘Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal’ was conferred on Shreya Pathak, a (BTech) student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Additionally, many more students were presented with gold medals sponsored by donors.

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