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IIT Roorkee Convocation 2026: 2,701 students receive degrees across UG, PG and PhD courses
The first day was dedicated to undergraduate students from BArch, BTech, Integrated MTech, Integrated MSc, IDD, BS-MS and B S programmes. Of the 1,277 degree recipients, 1,001 were male and 276 were female students.
IIT Roorkee Convocation 2026: NSA Ajit Doval, was the Chief Guest, while General N S Raja Subramani, CDS and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, was the Guest of Honour (Image via IIT-R)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee held the first day of its Convocation 2026 on September 19, with 1,277 undergraduate students receiving their degrees. The two-day convocation is being held at the institute.
The first day was dedicated to undergraduate students from BArch, BTech, Integrated MTech, Integrated MSc, IDD, BS-MS and BS programmes. Of the 1,277 degree recipients, 1,001 were male, and 276 were female students.
Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India, was the chief guest, while General N S Raja Subramani, Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, was the guest of honour.
Across the two-day ceremony, IIT Roorkee will confer 2,701 degrees, the highest number of degrees being awarded at a single convocation at the institute, according to IIT Roorkee. The institute is also awarding the BS-MS degree for the first time under its five-year Dual Degree Programme.
Srivaradan Balaji, a BS-MS Chemical Sciences student, received the President’s Gold Medal for securing the highest CGPA among undergraduate students admitted through JEE (Advanced).
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The other medal recipients include Navneet Kumar, who received the Director Gold Medal; Aashi Jain, who received the President of India Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal; Roopam Taneja, who received the Institute Silver Medal; and Sukrit Jindal, who received the Institute Bronze Medal.
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The convocation will continue on September 20, when IIT Roorkee will confer postgraduate and PhD degrees on 1,424 students.
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