IIT Madras awards over 2,500 degrees in its 60th convocation today

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras held its 60th convocation today, July 22. A total of 2,573 students graduated during the institute’s 60th convocation. As many as 2,746 degrees including joint and dual degrees were awarded to the students on the occasion.

The IIT Madras 60th convocation is being held in the backdrop of the institute launching the first-ever international campus in Tanzania-Zanzibar .

Issuing a statement in this regard, IIT Madras said that a total of 453 PhDs were awarded which included PhDs, Joint Degree PhDs with foreign institutions and Dual Degree PhDs.

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The chief guest of the convocation was Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India. Pawan Goenka, chairman, board of governors, IIT Madras, presided over the convocation in the presence of V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, faculty, staff and students.

Congratulating the graduating students and prize winners, the Chief Justice of India, said, “Over the past 64 years, this university has contributed significantly to India’s development true its research, innovations, technological innovations and advancements. In a true sense, institutions such as IIT Madras have transformed Indian Society by entrenching the scientific approach and temper in our society. As I think about the history of this institution, I think about the 1,000s of the students who have graduated from his hallowed university and made not ony our nation but the world a better place. And today, I can see the bright future of the India in your shimmering eyes.”

During this convocation today, V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, awarded degrees to 2,573 graduates including 675 B.Tech (of whom 36 with Honours), 407 Dual Degree B.Tech and M.Tech, 442 M.Tech, 147 M.Sc, 46 M.A, 49 Executive MBA, 67 MBA, 200 M.S, 453 PhD and 70 Web-enabled M.Tech for executives. The above PhD numbers also include 19 joint degrees with universities in foreign countries including Australia, Singapore, France and Germany.