Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati had its 25th Convocation Ceremony on July 4 where over 2000 students from the silver jubilee batch received their degrees in various disciplines.

Pradnesh Prasad Kalkar (B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering) achieved the 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. Altogether, 2,011 students received their degrees.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar graced the occasion as chief guest along with Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Presenting the convocation report, Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said the institute 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 and 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 to 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 example of the same.

Iyer also mentioned that on the collaboration front, at present IIT Guwahati has 171 MoUs active with institutions and organisations from all over the world for research and academic collaborations.

In collaboration with six foreign universities, IIT Guwahati has created joint degree programmes designed to prepare students for acquiring balanced expertise with an effective understanding of 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 the successful completion of your academic journeys,” he added.

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