GUWAHATI:
The 24th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, was held on June 17, with 1,620 students (1431 males and 189 females) receiving their degrees in various disciplines.
While Gaurang Ramakant Kane (B Tech, Engineering Physics) achieved the top score in the entire BTech/BDes batch, Akshita Jain (B Tech, Chemical Engineering) won the Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal. Among the graduating class, 9 students are persons with disabilities (PwD).
Addressing the convocation, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi said that IIT Guwahati being a premier institute of the Northeast, should take the lead in creating an innovative culture and encourage the youths of the region to become entrepreneurs so that they can become job creators rather than being job seekers.
“IIT Guwahati should make all efforts to promote an innovation culture and become a hub for creating an innovation society”. He further said, “As we seek to meet important development goals and build an inclusive society, the power of innovation would help us in diverse areas like health, education, food, security, energy access, environmental protection and national security,” Mukhi said during the convocation.
The Governor also urged IIT Guwahati to partner with schools for underprivileged children and contribute to the development and capacity building of the students.
Referring to the vision statement of IIT Guwahati which aims at transforming the institute into a centre of excellence in education, research and innovation, he appealed to the institute fraternity to nurture the future leaders who can serve the society at large.
Stating that IIT Guwahati, which stands out as an institute in the socio-economic development of the region, Mukhi said that he would appreciate it associates itself with research and education in the medical field, and help Assam in developing a world-class healthcare ecosystem.
During the address, Mukhi mentioned that the MoU signed between Assam government and IIT Guwahati to set up the first-of-its-kind medical research institute with a 350-bedded hospital will facilitate innovation in the medical field.
The Governor, while appreciating IIT Guwahati, said that the institute which is an offshoot of the historic Assam Accord, has made the state proud time and again with its remarkable contributions and achievements. In a short span of close to three decades, IIT Guwahati has become known for its academic excellence in the entire country with its quality technical education.
Presenting the Convocation Report, IIT G Director TG Sitharam, congratulated the graduating students and their family members for the hard work and sacrifices.
“The faculty members, research staff and scholars are highly appreciated for their immense contribution towards increased research citations and I am hoping that we will continue this trend of improvement which has resulted in IIT Guwahati securing a high rank in the recently announced QS Ranking 2023 where IIT Guwahati has secured 37th rank globally (41st in 2022) in the “Research Citations per Faculty’ category and rank 384 in World University Ranking globally,” Sitharam said.
The Convocation programme was attended by CEO Mehta Family Foundation Rahul Mehta, chairman, Board of Governors IIT Guwahati Dr Rajiv I Modi, members of the Board of Governors, students, their parents along with a host of other dignitaries.