IIT Madras awards 454 Dual Degree B.Tech-M.Tech, 401 M.Tech; Total 2620 get degree

As many as 2,084 students graduate during 59th Convocation of IIT Madras

A total of 2,084 students graduated during the 59th Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), which was held in the campus today (13th July 2022). As many as 2,620 degrees (including Joint and Dual Degrees) were awarded to the students on the occasion.

The convocation was held in Physical Mode after a gap of two years. The 60,000th Degree of the Institute since its inception was also presented during this Convocation. A total of 306 PhDs were also awarded, which includes PhDs, Joint Degree Ph.Ds with foreign institutions and Dual Degree PhDs.

Addressing the graduands, N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, said, “It is a great privilege for all of you to have studied in this wonderful institution and I am pretty sure, it has prepared you in multiple different ways that you probably may not recognize today.”

Congratulating the graduating students and prize winners, N. Chandrasekaran said, “I want to speak about the opportunities in front of you. I think it is an exciting time to start ones’ career, and definitely so in India. Our economy has grown 100 times in the 75 years since 1947 to today. Our economy was 50 per cent agriculture at that time. Now, it is less than 20 per cent. Nobody would have predicted India would play a significant role in technology sector. Our per capita GDP is going to increase significantly in the next decade and decades to come.”

During this Convocation, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, awarded degrees to 2,084 graduates including 423 B.Tech (of whom 25 with Honours), 454 Dual Degree B.Tech and M.Tech, 401 M.Tech, 112 M.Sc, 38 M.A, 38 Executive MBA, 68 MBA, 179 M.S, 306 PhD and 90 Web-enabled M.Tech for executives. The above PhD numbers also include 11 joint degrees with Universities in foreign countries including Australia, Singapore, France and Germany.

Congratulating the graduating students, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras, said, “This is a very important decade for India. The world order is changing. India today has opportunities like never before - across sectors and geographies. Technology is revolutionizing every aspect of our lives. There could not have been a better time for you to graduate and make a difference to the lives of millions of people.”

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