IIT Jammu awards 420 degrees during its seventh graduation event

The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu held its seventh convocation ceremony and handed out 420 degrees to students from the 2026 academic batch. The total count included 209 B.Tech degrees, 124 M.Tech degrees, 23 M.Sc. degrees, and 64 PhD degrees.

Ceremony Guests And Medals

Shankar M. Venugopal, who serves as the vice president of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. at Mahindra Research Valley, led the event as the chief guest. Amitabh Ranjan, vice chairman of pan IIT alumni India, joined the ceremony as the guest of honour. The institute also recognized top students with gold and silver medals for their academic results.

Award Winners

Vivek Kumar Shandilya from the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering won the President's gold medal for getting the highest CGPA among B.Tech students. Ayush Raj from the Department of Chemical Engineering took home the director gold medal for best overall performance. For postgraduate students, Mohammad Shamsul Haq from M.Tech Civil Engineering earned the institute gold medal for the highest CGPA in M.Tech, and Sheikh Aabid Nisar from M.Sc. Chemistry won the institute gold medal for the highest CGPA in M.Sc. Additionally, the institute revealed a new sculpture named 'Antardrsti', which means inner vision, for the graduating class.

Context

Convocation ceremonies mark the formal completion of academic programs and the official awarding of degrees to university and institute graduates. Such events usually feature leaders from industry and academia who share advice and celebrate student achievements before they step into their professional careers.