IIIT Delhi Confers Degrees to 745 Graduates at 13th Convocation Ceremony, Check List of Awardees and Other Details Here

IIIT Delhi Convocation 2024: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) successfully conducted its 13th Convocation Ceremony on October 26, 2024, celebrating the academic achievements of 745 graduates across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.

During the event, 516 B.Tech. Graduates from disciplines such as Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Design, Computer Science and Social Sciences, Computer Science and Biosciences, and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence were awarded their degrees. 

Additionally, 200 M.Tech. Students, including one dual-degree holder in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Computational Biology, and 29 PhD recipients from fields such as Computational Biology, Computer Science and Engineering, Human-Centered Design, Mathematics, and Social Sciences and Humanities, were recognized for their accomplishments.

Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Delhi and Chancellor of IIIT-Delhi, attended the ceremony. He congratulated the graduates and commended their hard work, dedication, and perseverance. He also acknowledged the role of parents, mentors, educators, and supporters in helping the students reach this milestone.

The Chief Guest, Dr. S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), delivered the convocation address, offering words of wisdom and encouragement. He urged the graduates to take active roles in shaping a better world and emphasized the importance of innovation and dedication to societal progress. 

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Somanath further motivated the graduates, saying, “Award of degrees and accomplishments is a celebration of all your stories, a recognition of the journey that each one of you has walked to be here, a celebration of the sacrifices, the accomplishments and disappointments, the friendships and the camaraderie.

Outstanding academic performances were celebrated during the ceremony, with awards presented to students who demonstrated excellence. These included the Chancellor's Gold Medal, Institute Silver Medals, All-Round Performance Medals, Best BTP Awards, Gold Medal for Excellence in M.Tech., and Best M.Tech. Thesis Award, and Ph.D. Dissertation Awards.

The list of awardees is available below:

B.Tech. Awardees

Chancellor's Gold Medal

• Anusha Tiwari
• Shivaansh Mital

Institute Silver Medals

• Khush Dev Pandit
• Anushka Goel
• Shreya Bhatia
• Manav Saini
• Varun Parashar
• Mudit Gupta

Round Performance Medals

• Sunishka Sharma
• Arsh Gupta
• Siya Garg
• Shreya Bhatia
• Devansh Tripathi
• Gunar Sindhwani

Best BTP Project Awards

• Gunar Sindhwani
• Varun Parashar
• Jatin Kumar Sharma

M.Tech. Awardees

Gold Medal for Excellent Academic Performance

• K Maheshwari

Best M.Tech. Thesis Award

• Aryan Chaudhary
• Ajay Shroti
• Abhishek Goel

PH.D. Dissertation Awardees

• Indra Parkash Jha
• Monika Yadav
• Divya Aggarwal
• Shivani Goel

The Trinity Challenge Award, valued at EUR 6,00,000, was granted to Dr. Tavpritesh Sethi, recognizing his work in addressing global health issues and mitigating antimicrobial resistance. 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Research Grant: IIIT-Delhi secured a major research grant amounting to USD 1,669,449 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This project is under the leadership of Prof. Pushpendra Singh. 

PURSE Grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST): With funding of over INR 6 crore, this project will be led by Prof. Sanjit K. Kaul 

TTDF Funding by TCOE India: Rs. 3.26 crore has been awarded to IIIT-Delhi by the Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) India under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF). Prof. Vivek Ashok Bohara leads this project, which focuses on advancing telecom research.

RailTel Project: A research project funded by RailTel with an allocation of Rs. 1.25 crore has been approved. Prof. Anubha Gupta is spearheading this initiative.