IIT Jammu to hold 4th convocation on October 22; 268 students will get degrees
IIT Jammu Convocation 2023: 179 BTech, 73 MTech, and 16 PhD students will be awarded with degrees.
Vagisha Kaushik | October 19, 2023 | 07:52 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Jammu) will be organising its 4th convocation on October 22, 2023. The institute will award degrees upon 268 graduating students including 179 BTech Students, 73 MTech Students, and 16 PhD students. 11 outstanding scholars will be honoured with medals in recognition of their remarkable achievements.
Professor A Sivathanu Pillai, a Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awardee, former chief controller of R&D at DRDO, and founder CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace; professor Pillai's remarkable contributions to the field of defence and aerospace will undoubtedly inspire the graduates.
The commencement speaker for IIT Jammu convocation 2023 is professor Noam Shpancer from Otterbein University, USA. Sharad Kumar Saraf, chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Jammu, will also grace the convocation.
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As part of the institution's tradition, the convocation will witness the unveiling of the "Desire Wings," a sculpture dedicated to the outgoing batch of 2023. The sculpture has been created by artist Sumedh Rajendran from New Delhi. The sculpture symbolises the extraordinary power of human imagination to transcend borders and boundaries, bridging gaps between people living in different geographical areas.
Besides academic recognition, the institute will also celebrate cultural diversity with a musical programme titled "Mehfil-e–Saaz." Aditya Langeh, Mukteshi Sharma, and Rakesh Malhotra, along with accomplished instrumentalists, will give performances.
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