IIT KANPUR HOLDS 57TH CONVOCATION, 2,332 GRADUATES GET DEGREES

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) today held its 57th convocation.  As many as 2,332 graduates across various disciplines were conferred degrees.

The event was conducted in two sessions with the main opening ceremony held in IITK’s regal main auditorium. Prof. Jayathi Y. Murthy, President of Oregon State University, USA, and an IITK alumna was the distinguished chief guest, while Dr Mahesh Gupta, board of governors (BoG), IIT Kanpur; and Prof. Manindra Agrawal, director, IIT Kanpur presided over the convocation. 

The IIT Kanpur convocation began with the academic procession, representing knowledge and tradition, making its way into the auditorium. The convocation had 2,332 graduates across various disciplines, including 226 PhD recipients, 457 MTech recipients, 842 BTech recipients, 165 MSc (2-year) recipients, 36 MBA recipients, 12 MTech-PhD (joint degree) recipients, 1 MDes (joint degree) recipient, 17 MDes recipients, 77 MS (by research) recipients, 40 PGPEX-VLFM recipients, 26 double major recipients, 89 dual degree recipients, 14 MS-PD (MS part of the dual degree) recipients, 125 BS recipients, and 205 eMasters degree programme recipients.

This year’s convocation celebrated the achievements of exceptional students who received awards in various categories. Kunwar Preet Singh (computer science and engineering) was awarded the president's gold medal, while Viplav Patel (chemical engineering-electrical engineering) and Sarthak Kohli (computer science and engineering) received the director’s gold medals for outstanding all-round achievement and leadership in the 5-year and 4-year undergraduate programmes, respectively.

The Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Medal for best all-round performance was presented to Garima Bawa (physics), and Tejas Ramakrishnan (computer science and engineering) was awarded the prestigious Ratan Swarup Memorial Prize.

The convocation also recognized students who excelled in various domains by awarding proficiency medals and the IIT Kanpur Excellence Awards for contributions in community services, leadership in student affairs, and art and cultural activities.

The graduating students were given degree certificates at different lecture halls in the second session of the Convocation ceremony. The graduating students will also be able to access their digital degrees through IIT Kanpur’s in-house blockchain technology application which secures the degree certificate against forgery, is globally verifiable, and selectively disclosable.

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