IIT-Kanpur 56th Convocation: Doctorate degree to Mary Kom, 2127 students receives degrees

Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur, said, “As we see another prolific batch graduating with flying colors, I wish them all the very best for their future endeavours.”

Chief Guest NR Narayana Murthy, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur said that “we must rise above affiliations and embrace our role as Indians first.” He further said,” Let us build a mahaan India, where every child has access to education, healthcare, and opportunity.”

Meritorius students across various disciplines were awarded at the ceremony. Farzan Adil Byramji from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was awarded the prestigious President’s Gold Medal.
Ananya Gupta from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) received the Director’s Gold Medal (4-year UG program), while Lakshay Rastogi from the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE)
was honored with the Director’s Gold Medal (5-year UG program).

Nandita Gupta from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) received the esteemed Ratan Swarup Memorial Prize, and Vineeth V from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) was awarded the prestigious Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Medal.

All the graduating students could get their digital degrees through IIT Kanpur’s in-house blockchain technology application, as well, which makes the degree certificates unforgettable, globally verifiable, selectively disclosable and sensitive to user content.