IIT Madras convocation: 2,346 students receive great degrees

IIT Madras convocation: 2,346 students receive great degrees
Published at : 26 Oct 2020, 3:26 PM IST
Updated at : 27 Oct 2020, 12:34 PM IST

IIT Madras convocation that took place on 25 October was a glittery affair where 2,346 students received their degrees. There was another reason why IIT Madras convocation turned special.

The special point in connection with IIT Madras convocation was that it was held for the first time in mixed reality mode.

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There were more specials to this IIT Madras convocation, Professor David J. Gross, Nobel laureate and Chancellor’s chair of Theoretical Physics at University of California was the chief guest.

Professor David Gross was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics along with H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction.

IIT Madras convocation

IIT Madras convocation

He has been a central figure in particle physics and string theory.

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His discovery, with his student Frank Wilczek, of asymptotic freedom—the primary feature of non-Abelian gauge theories—led Gross and Wilczek to the formulation of Quantum Chromodynamics, the theory of the strong nuclear force.

Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras and Managing Director, Mahindra and Mahindra, presided over the convocation.

IIT Madras convocation turned even more special when
Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, awarded degrees to the graduating students virtually.
A total of 2,346 degrees were awarded this year. This includes highest number of PhDs awarded in an academic year, 353 (which includes PhDs, Joint Degree Ph.Ds, and Dual Degree Ph.Ds), M.S – 103, M.Tech. – 431, Web-based M.Tech – 14, PGDMRTM – 19, M.Sc – 122, Joint Degree MBA – 3, MBA – 48, EMBA – 37, MA – 33, Dual Degree – 680, B.Tech – 406.

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IIT Madras convocation also included, for the first time, 59 Inter-disciplinary Dual-Degree students who upgraded from the UG programme to obtain Masters’ degrees in Data Science, Computational Engineering, Robotics, Nanotechnology and Energy Systems and 51 from industry who have earned their Masters’ degrees through our web-enabled executive programmes in Engineering specialisations and Business Administration.

Addressing the graduands at IIT Madras convocation Professor David J. Gross said life is not made up of years but of moments.

As we look back on our life, what we remember is a collection of moments. None of us remember our beginning and none of us will remember our end, said Professor Gross while addressing the graduands at IIT Madras convocation.

This moment is both a beginning and an ending for you. For many of you, it is the end of college tuition and the beginning of repayment of student loans.

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For many of you, it is the end of the process in which you absorbed vast knowledge and the beginning of the process when you begin to apply that knowledge or pass it along to the next generation.

For many of you, it is the end of formal education and the beginning of the so-called ‘real life,’ said the Nobel Laureate at IIT Madras convocation.

Speaking further at IIT Madras convocation Professor David said many of you, it is the end of the period in life where you received from your parents and society and the beginning of the period where you give back to the society.

And there is much that you can give back, for you are a privileged lot.

Privileged to be citizens of a rapidly-growing country with a rich and glorious history that is now moving on to take its rightful place in the world.

IIT Madras convocation

You are privileged to have attended a great institution of learning and to have acquired much knowledge, said Professor David at IIT Madras convocation.

Dr. Pawan Goenka speaking at IIT Madras convocation said the Class of 2020-you have a very special distinction.

The distinction of graduating from an institute, which has been ranked the No 1 engineering college in India, for five years in a row.

Further, IIT Madras also continued to hold on to the No.1 position in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements.

This is a true reflection of the collective commitment of our faculty, administration, staff and students. On behalf of the Board of Governors, I would like to congratulate everyone at IIT Madras for this accomplishment, said Dr. Pawan Goenka at IIT Madras convocation.

Speaking further at IIT Madras convocation Pawan Goenka said when it comes to taking on ambitious projects, belief in the capabilities of the youth and the power of collaboration is exactly what our country needs today.

While COVID-19 is without doubt, the biggest health and economic crisis mankind has faced, I would want to share a slightly different perspective, said Dr. Pawan Goenka.

The pandemic has given us the opportunity to define a new normal for how we work and how we live – and once we are out of the fear of catching the virus, the new normal in fact may be better than what we will be leaving behind.

Covid has accelerated the rate of tech adoption across streams of life. Changes which would have taken 5-6 years have happened in just about 3-4 months, he said at IIT Madras convocation.

And then we have the clarion call by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure India turns self reliant (Atma Nirbhar Bharat).

‘Atma Nirbharta’ to me is first to take pride in what we do and what our country does. It is about removing all our business disabilities, said Dr. Pawan Goenka during IIT Madras convocation.

It is about being world class in our product and service offerings. It is about innovating, developing technology and creating a pull for our offerings.

IIT Madras convocation

If you recollect the original vision of IITs – it was to advance the bubbling aspirations of post-Independent India, towards a modern India.

Today, renew your zeal to work towards this vision. Today is the time to commit yourself to creating an Atma Nirbhar Bharat, said Dr. Pawan Goenka during IIT Madras convocation.

Director of IIT Madras Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi presented a report on the performance of the institute during the previous academic year.

The pandemic led to a nation-wide lockdown in March this year and educational institutions have remain closed since.

The classes re-started online within a couple of weeks.

Due to the heroic efforts of our faculty and students, we completed classes for the January-May 2000 Semester in time to enable our graduating students to take up their jobs, and our pre-final-year students to take up internships in the summer, many of them in the online mode, said Professor Bhaskar while presenting the report during IIT Madras convocation.

‘Our graduating research scholars and students with projects also wound up their theses from home.’

Speaking further at IIT Madras convocation Dr. Ramamurthi said their Strategic Plan 2013-2020, whose targets they have met or exceeded in every aspect, has brought them this far.

‘Our plans as an ‘Institute of Eminence’ will propel us further and take us to greater heights in the coming years.’

On June 30 this year, the country’s first online undergraduate degree in Programming and Data Science at IIT Madras was launched by the Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

This programme will establish a new paradigm through which IITs can contribute to meet the nation’s high Gross Enrolment Ratio target under New Education Policy 2020, by making high-quality education in an emerging field accessible to everyone who is willing and able to meet our exacting standards.

IIT Madras convocation

Dr. Ramamurthi said the institute continues to attract substantial funding for its research and consultancy activities from both Ministries of the Government of India and industry.

During the past 5 years, the former grew at a CAGR of 17%, while the latter grew at a very healthy 26%. In 2019-20, the Institute received sanction for 294 Ministry-sponsored projects for a total value of Rs. 333.1 crore, and 649 consultancy and industry-sponsored research projects amounting to Rs. 249.3 crore.

We filed for 191 patents during the year of which 62 are international filings, and were granted 58, said Dr. Ramamurthi.

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Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024: 2024 NIRF Ratings

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024: 2024 NIRF Ratings
Published at : 28 Mar 2025, 6:02 PM IST
Updated at : 28 Mar 2025, 6:02 PM IST

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 are about IITs that are ranked for management course studies as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

NIRF 2024 rankings were released in August for 2024, various colleges have taken part in it and have won rankings.

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Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

This top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 is about IITs that have been rated in ‘management’ category for providing courses in the stream of management.

IITs are generally known for their engineering courses and high proficiency in the field of academics.

However, many of the IITs also offer courses related to management, and this top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 is about IITs that are providing courses related to management stream and have achieved popularity.

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Details about top 7 IITs for management studies in 2024 are provided in tabular format.

Candidates wishing to know more about these top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 can visit the respective official websites of the institutions.

Details about top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 are available in the tabular format below:

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Serial Number Name of The Institution NIRF 2024 Rank
1 IIT Delhi 4
2 IIT Bombay 10
3 IIT Madras 16
4 IIT Roorkee 18
5 IIT Kharagpur 19
6 IIT Kanpur 29
7 IIT ISM Dhanbad 46

More details about top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 ranking are mentioned below for the sake of students:

1. IIT Delhi

The national capital of India has no dearth of high worth institutions for technical education. IIT Delhi is one of the organisations that needs no introduction owing to its high quality services.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India.

Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”.

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It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

The students of this great institute have proved their mettle across the globe. These alumni today work as scientists, technologists, business managers and entrepreneurs.

There are several alumni who have moved away from their original disciplines and have taken to administrative services, active politics or are with NGOs.

In doing so, they have contributed significantly to building of this nation, and to industrialization around the world. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

2. IIT Bombay

Established in 1958, the second of its kind, IIT Bombay was the first to be set up with foreign assistance. The funds from UNESCO came as Roubles from the then Soviet Union.

In 1961 Parliament decreed the IITs as ‘Institutes of National Importance’. Since then, IIT Bombay has grown from strength to strength to emerge as one of the top technical universities in the world.

The institute is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. Reputed for the outstanding caliber of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the institute attracts the best students from the country for its bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes.

Research and academic programmes at IIT Bombay are driven by an outstanding faculty, many of whom are reputed for their research contributions internationally. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

3. IIT Madras

This institution has been ranking on the top for the sixth time. It strongly believes that talent and good ideas can come from anywhere and has a remarkably diverse community, drawing students from across all Indian states and from various countries.

Intensely curious and driven to explore, the student community of IIT Madras value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, hands-on problem solving, and big new ideas.

The departments and centers of the Institute are responsible for the academic activities which include Teaching, Research and Industrial Consultancy.

The courses of study are organized as semester programs and each semester provides for a minimum of seventy instructional days. The medium of instruction is English.

Students are evaluated on a continuous basis throughout the semester. Evaluation is done by the faculty, a consequence of the autonomous status granted to the Institute.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

4. IIT Roorkee

This is among those institutions that has reached great heights in the field of higher education. Excellence has become a norm here long ago.

The vision of this institution is to attain global level of excellence in education and to create a sustainable and equitable society through innovative research in science and technology.

It aspires to create an environment that shall foster the growth of intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals, who shall contribute to the growth of Science and Technology in partnership with industry and develop and harness it for the welfare of the nation and mankind.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

The Institute aligns all its activities to serve national interest and seeks to provide broad-based education, helping students hone their professional skills and acquire the best-in-class capabilities in their respective disciplines.

Institution aspires to be a centre of excellence in education and research, producing global leaders in science, technology and management and to be a hub of knowledge creation that prioritises the frontier areas of national and global importance.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

6. IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in 1959 and is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.

This organisation has a vision to create, disseminate and translate knowledge in science, engineering and allied disciplines that will best serve the society.

The institution is spread over an area of 1055 acres and has 108 buildings on its premises. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

7. IIT ISM Dhanbad

This institution is also known as IIT Indian School of Mines and is situated in Dhanbad. The other name for this institution is IIT Dhanbad.

This is also among the institutions that doesn’t require any introduction. The popularity of this organisation has spread to all corners of the country.

The achievements of IIT ISM have brought all the glory upon it. The institute is steadily sailing through the millennium change and has emerged into one of the most prominent institution- Indian Institute of Technology IIT(ISM) with full bloom functioning of 18 branches of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Management Studies and Humanities.

IIT (ISM) has had centenary long credentials of outperforming achievements in academia and the industry. The faculty here is highly experienced and the atmosphere is very ideal for studies.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

They may require the applicants to undergo a tough entrance system, which comprises written test, group discussion and personal interviews.

Those willing to gain an entry into these top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 have to be prepared for crack the tough entrance process.

While IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management or Indian Institute of Management) are usually known for management education, the academic courses in management offered by IITs are also no less popular.

Working hard with determination to gain entry into these top 7 IITs for Management courses in 2024 is worth it, a study in these top 7 IITs for Management Studies in 2024 is known to open the gates for a bright future.

 

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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