IIT Bhubaneswar celebrated its 11th Annual Convocation

IIT Bhubaneswar celebrated its 11th Annual Convocation at Community Centre of the
Institute. The event was graced by the Chief Guest Prof. L. M. Patnaik, Adjunct
Professor and NASI Senior Scientist, Consciousness Studies Program, National Institute
of Advanced Studies, IISc Bengaluru. The Convocation began with a majestic and grand
academic procession followed by the award of medals to meritorious students.
Graduation degrees’ were awarded to 671 students including 55 (Ph.D); 172 (M. Tech.);
90 (M.Sc.); 81 (Dual degrees) and 273 (B. Tech) respectively.
Prof. L. M. Patnaik, the Chief Guest on the occasion, motivated the students to become
role models in field of technology. He emphasised on sustainable development inclusive
of diversity and technology driven efforts to make India a knowledge superpower. He
hailed IIT Bhubaneswar for its contribution in nation building through world class
Research and High standards in imparting Education in Science and Technology. He
also expressed that industry-aligned and research-oriented higher education that
students receive at IIT will benefit them through their lives.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar
presented a detailed report on various efforts and achievements of IIT Bhubaneswar
including imparting High-Quality Technical Education in Science & Technology. This
year IIT has achieved high placement standards with two times rise in average salary
package offered to students. He emphasized on IITs efforts in establishing International
collaborations on Scientific Industry oriented research.
Dr R.P. Singh, Chairman, Board of Governors, was out of country and addressed the
convocation through video recorded message. He extended his wishes to the graduating
students. Vote of thanks was proposed by the Director on behalf of the Chairman. The
ceremony was concluded by distribution of certificates and was great success.
Award of Medals to Meritorious Students
The President of India Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Shah Raj Kalpesh Bhai (2018
batch) of The Computer Science and Engineering, School of Electrical Sciences for the
best academic performance in B. Tech.
The Director’s Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Prasath S (2017 batch) for the best
academic performance in Dual Degree programme of The Computer Science and
Engineering School of Electrical Sciences.
The Director’s Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Pritam Kumar (2018 batch) for the best
academic performance in M. Tech. batch of the School of Earth, Oceans and Climate
Sciences.
The Director’s Gold Medal was also awarded to Shri Smaran Maji (2020 batch) for the
best academic performance in M. Sc. batch of the School of Earth, Oceans and Climate
Sciences.
For the best academic performance in the respective Schools, the Institute Silver Medals
(B. Tech. Course, 2018) was awarded to Shri Shah Raj Kalpesh bhai, Shri Romit
Kesharwani, Shri Jayesh Kumar Sahoo, Shri Ganesh Ram Koushik and Shri Smarth
Bansal.