Padma Bhushan awardee Prof.Manjul Bharagava, R.Bradon Fradd Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University, USA, was the ceremony's Chief Guest
- A total of 2234 degrees were awarded this year
Prof. Manjul Bharagava, Fields Medalist 2014, R.Bradon Fradd Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University, USA, was the Chief Guest for the 52ndConvocation at IIT Madras. Prof.Manjul Bharagava was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by the institute. Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras & Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, Presided over the function.
Department | Ph.D. | M.S. | M.Tech | M.Sc. | M.B.A | M.A | Dual Degree | Dual Degree | B.Tech | B.Tech | Total | ||
Honours | |||||||||||||
B.Tech/ | M.Tech/ | B.Tech/ | M.Tech/ | ||||||||||
BS | MS | BS | MS | ||||||||||
(Honours) | |||||||||||||
Aerospace Engg. | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 94 |
Applied Mechanics | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Biotechnology | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 114 |
Chemical Engg. | 14 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 63 | 184 |
Chemistry | 28 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Civil Engg. | 13 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 57 | 232 |
Computer Sci. Engg | 9 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 174 |
Electrical Engg. | 22 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 49 | 272 |
Engg. Design | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
Humanities & Social Sciences | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Management Studies | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
Mathematics | 8 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
Mechanical Engg. | 16 | 21 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 68 | 7 | 64 | 365 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engg. | 13 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 90 |
Ocean Engg. | 11 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 135 |
Physics | 18 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 100 |
212 | 157 | 463 | 120 | 71 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 326 | 326 | 28 | 382 | 2234 |
The top prizes went to the following students:
S.No | Name of the Prize | Name of the Student |
1. | President of India Prize | Srinivasan R |
Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya Memorial Prize | CS11B059 | |
B Ravichandran Memorial Prize | ||
[Computer Science & Engineering] | ||
2. | Governor’s Prize | Akshay Krishna |
HemaBalasubramanian Excellence Award | EP11B002 | |
[Engineering Physics] | ||
3. | Sri V Srinivasan Memorial Prize | BabbulaSpandana Raj |
Alumni Association Prize | CS10B032 | |
[Computer Science & Engineering] | ||
4. | Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Prize | Aravindabharathi R |
[Biotechnology] | BT11B003 |
The entire function was live web-cast to facilitate viewing by parents, relatives, friends of students and alumni across the globe. A video recording of the events will be available on the IITM website shortly.
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