IIT Guwahati Celebrates 25th Convocation with 2011 Graduating Students

The graduating students included 816 B.Tech. & B.Des. students, 659 M.Tech. and M.Des., 298 PhD students and 233 M.A, M.Sc. & MS(R) students besides 5 students of Dual Degrees (Masters + PhD). In the 29 years of its existence, more than 20000 students have graduated from IIT Guwahati.

IIT Guwahati celebrated its 25th Convocation today, July 4, 2023. Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice-President of India graced the occasion as Chief Guest along with Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, and Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, as the Guests of Honour.

A total of 2011 students (1605 Male and 406 Female) from the Silver Jubilee batch of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati received their degrees in various disciplines today.

Pradnesh Prasad Kalkar (B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering) achieved top score in the entire BTech/BDes batch and was awarded the President of India Gold Medal. Amey Ramesh Rambatla (B.Tech, Biotechnology) won the Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal. Among the graduating class, 20 students are Persons with Disabilities.

The graduating students included - ·816 B.Tech. and B.Des. Students, 659 M.Tech. and M.Des. Students, 298 PhD students, 233 M.A., M.Sc. & MS(R) students, 5 Dual Degrees (Masters + PhD) students, the Convocation Video can be viewed through the following livestream link –Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/1hQo4zTrh

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/foPlfOc5Eyg?feature=share

Presenting the Convocation Report, Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “On the Twenty Fifth Convocation Ceremony, I am delighted to share that IIT Guwahati is scaling heights and setting new standards in all domains. IIT Guwahati has provided a strong academic and value-based foundation to these graduating students so that they carry forth the values of integrity, humility and empathy imbibed within them. The Institute has collaborated with the Central, State governments along with national and international bodies for multiple research, innovation, and academic collaborations to address the challenges of the beneficiaries at large with a focus on sustainable development. The Centre for Sustainable Water Research is one such example that will bring scientific tools to cater the sustainable use of water in the region as well as for the whole country. The Centre for Sustainable Polymers at IIT Guwahati is another such example of the same.”

Further, Prof. Iyer said, “On the collaboration front, at present IIT Guwahati has 171 MoUs active with institutions and organization from all over the world for research and academic collaborations. In collaboration with six foreign Universities, IIT Guwahati has created joint degree programs designed to prepare students for acquiring balanced expertise with effective understanding on various aspects of Science and Engineering. As a result, the Institute has recorded around 80% placements in the 2022-23 academic year. I, on behalf of the institute, offer my hearty congratulations and best wishes to all the graduating students on successful completion of your academic journeys.”

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