IISER Bhopal Celebrates 10th Convocation with 378 Graduating Students
BHOPAL: A total of 378 students (269 Male and 109 Female) from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) received their degrees in various disciplines today (8th July 2023) during the 10th Convocation Ceremony of the Institute.
Mr. Vatsalya Sharan (BS-MS, Department of Physics) was awarded the President’s Gold Medal 2023 for the Best Academic Performance amongst all disciplines of the BS-MS (Dual Degree) and Mr. Padmanav Baruah (BS-MS, Department of Biological Sciences) won the Director’s Gold Medal for Outstanding All-Round Achievement and Leadership amongst all disciplines of the BS-MS (Dual Degree.
The graduating students include:
⮚ 268 BS-MS (Dual Degree),
⮚ 67 PhD,
⮚ 36 BS,
⮚ 7 MS
Prof. Deepak Dhar, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and NASI-Senior Scientist, IISER Pune graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IISER Bhopal, Former Director, ICT Mumbai presided over the event in a hybrid mode. Shri Gaurav Awasthi, Acting Registrar, lead the procession of the Convocation-2023. The team lead by Dr. Ram Kumar Mishra, Dean, Academic Affairs and Dr. Snigdha Thakur, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, conducted the event proceedings.
Presenting the Convocation Report, Prof. Siva Umapathy, Director, IISER Bhopal, said, “IISER Bhopal is making its way to top and with our efforts we will reach the top 10% in the next five years. We always encourage our students to develop innovations that can lead to patents and, therefore, intellectual property. We already have 30 innovations, and five patents have been granted.”
Further, Prof. Siva Umapathy, said, “We always aspire to give opportunity to our students in international programs during their Bachelor’s and Master’s program. Many of our students have taken internships and fellowships like the ENS Internship at France, Charpak Lab Scholarship, DAAD wise 2023 Summer Internship in Germany, MITACS Globalink Research Internship Canada, and FRT 2023 Summer Internship, ANU, Australia, among others. So, we continue to negotiate and make sure our students get opportunities at the best institutions in the world.”
IISER Bhopal attracts the brightest students from across the country. During academic session (2022-2023), which commenced from August 2022, 486 students were admitted in various programmes across all the Departments. Another set of 46 students were admitted in PhD programme in January 2023, thereby making a total admission of 532 students for the Academic Year 2022-2023.
Delivering the Convocation address, Chief Guest, Prof. Deepak Dhar, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and NASI-Senior Scientist, IISER Pune, said, “Two things are most essential as you get your Degree today and step into the future – Cultivation of scientific temper, and developing a moral compass. We believe that any generation of human beings can take forward the work done by the previous generation. For the same, we test various possibilities and try to make it more relevant and effective. Earlier generations have helped to create a knowledge system which can be improved constantly and you should take this further.”
Summary of Award of Degrees during Convocation 2023:
|
S.No. |
Name of the Department | BS | BS-MS
(Dual Degree) |
MS | Ph.D. | Total |
| 1 | Biological Sciences | – | 50 | – | 14 | 64 |
| 2 | Chemistry | 1 | 47 | – | 28 | 76 |
| 3 | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2 | 42 | – | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Mathematics | – | 13 | – | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Physics | – | 49 | 7 | 12 | 68 |
| 6 | Chemical Engineering | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Data Science and Engineering | 19 | – | – | – | 19 |
| 8 | Electrical Engg. and Comp. Sci. | 9 | 40 | – | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Economic Sciences | 3 | 17 | – | – | 20 |
| Total | 36 | 268 | 7 | 67 | 378 | |
Medal Winners For 10th Convocation
President of India Gold Medal
This medal is awarded for the Best Academic Performance in the Graduating Class in All Disciplines of the BS-MS (Dual Degree) Programme. The student with the highest CPI score on completion of the 5-year course is awarded with this medal.
| Sl. No | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Mr. Vatsalya Sharan | BS-MS, Department of Physics |
Director’s Gold Medal
This medal is awarded for Outstanding All Round Achievement and Leadership in the Graduating Class in All Disciplines of the BS-MS (Dual Degree) Programme. This award is based on the CPI and participation in student activities (co-curricular, extra-curricular, sports and student activities within the Department)
| Sl. No | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Mr. Padmanav Baruah | BS-MS, Department of Biological Sciences |
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
Award of Best Ph.D. Thesis award in various departments during the Convocation 2023 to the following candidates:
| S. No. | Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in the Department | Candidate Name |
| 1. | Biological Sciences
|
Mr. Vishnu Prasoodanan P K |
| 2. | Chemistry | Mr. Abhishek Kumar |
| 3. | Earth and Env. Sc. | Ms. Shreeja Das |
| 4. | Physics
|
Ms. Keerthi Radhakrishnan |
Proficiency Medals
This medal is awarded for the Best Academic Performance in each discipline of the BS and BS-MS (Dual Degree) Programmes. The student with the highest CPI score in a given discipline on completion of the respective course is awarded a Proficiency medal in that discipline.
| S.No. | Medal Name | Candidate Name |
| 1 | Proficiency Medal in Biological Sciences | Mr. Archit Devarajan
|
| 2 | Proficiency Medal in Chemistry | Mr. Shibashis Nayak
|
| 3 | Proficiency Medal in Earth and Env. Sciences | Mr. Sreevathsa Golla
|
| 4 | Proficiency Medal in Mathematics
|
Mr. Mandon Mridul Pathak
|
| 5 | Proficiency Medal in Physics | Mr. Vatsalya Sharan |
| 6 | Proficiency Medal in Chemical Engineering
(Students graduating with BS-MS Degree) |
Ms. Sneha Thomas |
| 7 | Proficiency Medal in Elect. Engg. and
Computer Science (Students graduating with BS-MS Degree) |
Mr. Desaraju Harsha Vardhan |
| 8 | Proficiency Medal in Economic Sciences (Students graduating with BS-MS Degree) | Ms. Sahla Abdu |
| 9 | Proficiency Medal in Data Science and Engineering
(Students graduating with BS Degree) |
Mr. Abhinav Sethi |
| 10 | Proficiency Medal in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(Students graduating with BS Degree) |
Mr. Jaydev Singh Rao
|
IISER Bhopal, in its short journey of over 15 years is making rapid in-roads in establishing itself as a premier Institute across the global academia. The Institute has faculty members and students, both undergraduate and graduate, working in theoretical and experimental areas in all disciplines of Science and Inter-disciplinary programmes.
The Institute has a combined strength of 2194 students in BS, BS- MS, PhD and Integrated PhD programmes in various branches of science during academic year 2022-2023. Out of the total students more than 37% of the student population is female. So far, a total of 1586 students have graduated from IISER Bhopal.
Currently, the Institute is running the following programmes:
- Bachelor of Science [BS] programme in Chemical Engineering, Data Science and Engineering. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Economic Sciences.
- Bachelor of Science-Master of Science, [BS-MS (Dual Degree)] programme in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.
- Master of Science (MSc) in the Department of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Mathematics.
- Integrated PhD programme in the Department of Mathematics and Physics.
- PhD programme in the Department of Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Data Science and Engineering, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economic Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.
The total of 2194 students enrolled in the Academic Year 2022- 2023. This includes 417 BS, 1167 BS-MS, 14 MSc, 81 Integrated PhD and 515 PhD students.