The IIT Gandhinagar graduands celebrated the biggest day of their life, as they are no more graduands now and are going to be called as graduates.
IIT Gandhinagar celebrated the 7th Convocation on saturday. The auditorium was filled with all the happy faces. The ecstasy of students and their family members is indescribable.
The ceremony commenced with Academic Procession and invocation. Professor Sudhir K Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar accorded degrees to the students and gave an enriching speech. He congratulated the graduating students and medal winners and underlined landmark events of academic year. Chief Guest Ms. Anu Aga, Chairperson, Teach for India presented awards and medals to the students. Later, Ms Anu Aga addressed the Convocation Ceremony and encouraged students to get in touch with their extraordinary selves and to not indulge themselves in settling for mediocrity.
A total of 328 students were conferred degrees on Saturday including 112 B.Tech students, 2 B.Tech- M.Tech Dual Degree students, 96 M.Tech students, 78 M.Sc students, 14 MA students, 24 PhD students and 2 PGDIIT students were awarded degrees on the occasion. The institute also presented medals and awards to students for excellence in academics, research, overall performance, innovation, leadership, social service, and sports.
About IIT Gandhinagar: IIT Gandhinagar was founded in 2008 and is located in Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on the banks of river Sabarmati. Gandhinagar is in proximity to Ahmedabad which is one of the oldest living cities in India. IIT Gandhinagar offers BTech and MTech programmes in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering and also offers MSc programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Cognitive Science. It also offers MA programme in Society and Culture. Ph.D
