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IIT Roorkee holds 22nd annual convocation ceremony
ROORKEE [Maha Media]: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee on Thursday held its 22nd annual convocation with great pageantry.
The convocation ceremony commenced with the students singing the ‘National Anthem’ and ‘Kulgeet’ (Institute song). The convocation was held under a dress code of Indian attire: Kurta for males and Saree for females.
A total of 2022 degrees were awarded this year, comprising 1,005 Undergraduates, 638 Masters and 379 PhDs, the IIT Roorkee said in a statement.
The awardees, their families, and the campus community enthusiastically attended the annual degree-awarding event. The graceful ceremony was presided over by the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee BVR Mohan Reddy.
Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan adorned the occasion as the Chief Guest.
While heartily congratulating all the 2,022 graduating students, Pradhan said, “IIT Roorkee has witnessed India’s freedom struggle and has been a leading institution in independent India’s growth story. And in this Amrit Kaal, IIT Roorkee and all the graduating students must ensure a developed nation by 2047. It is a century of knowledge and under India’s presidency, the G-20 theme being – ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ based on millennium-old understanding and values of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam; IIT Roorkee and its students, faculty and alumni must create a plan on how they want to utilize the great opportunity of G-20.”
He also mentioned, “IIT Roorkee must take the lead in the education transformation of the country where service to humanity is at the centre of education.”
