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23rd Convocation 2024

The 23rd Convocation of IIIT Hyderabad was held on 13 July at  Global Peace Auditorium, Brahmakumaris Shanti Sarovar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Dr. (Mrs.) N Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR presented the convocation address.

This year 600 students and a record number of 32 Ph.Ds and 224 Master’s with thesis graduated. Over 38% of today’s graduates – 229 out of 600 – earned their degree based on a high-quality thesis. Graduates of IIITH’s Dual-Degree, Master of Science and Ph.D programmes continue to make their mark in top universities and product groups globally.

Yarramaneni Jaishnav, B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)) was awarded the IIITH gold medal in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. 

Thatipamula Harshvardhan, B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was awarded Best All-rounder for his notable contributions in academics, extra-curricular activities and IIITH services.

A total number of 136 companies registered for placements; 102 companies conducted interviews.

Commending the graduating students, Prof. P J Narayanan, Director said, “The graduating students of 2024 are joining the professional world formally today, out to chart their own paths in this increasingly competitive and complicated world. I am confident you possess highly useful skills in your area and immense creativity to apply those to different problems. Above all, I urge you to travel your life’s journey with deep concern and caring toward the society around you. We expect the best from you in the coming years and are confident you will exceed our expectations”.

Convocation speaker Dr (Mrs) N Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR congratulated the graduating students and wished them well for their future endeavours.

Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Chairman, Governing Council of IIIT Hyderabad admitted students to their degrees and congratulated the graduating students. 

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Link to pictures: 23rd Convocation Photos

Highlights of the Academic Year

The graduating batch consists of 600 students (B.Tech – 125; B.Tech Honours – 74; Dual Degree – 116; Master of Science by Research – 81; M.Tech – 156; Ph.D. – 32 and MSIT – 16). 

Five new regular faculty members joined IIITH in the past year, and five existing faculty were promoted. Several subject matter experts from the industry are engaged with teaching and research at the institute.  

The team of faculty, research students, research staff, and undergraduate students produced about 812 papers in the top journals and conferences in the academic year 2023-24. In all, 31 Ph.D students have external competitive fellowships from Google, TCS, IHub Data, Govt, IIT Palakad, etc. and several more students qualified for CSIR and UGC grants.

 IIITH’s executive education programs are being delivered in a hybrid model and have produced over 4,000 professionals in about 6 years. Currently, the 22nd batch of the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML) program and Blockchain, and Distributed Ledger Technologies (currently 10th batch) in collaboration with Talent Sprint are in place. This joint initiative was rated as one of the best in the country, being recommended by NASSCOM. A similar program in Software Engineering for Data Science (currently 7th batch) has also seen much traction in the past year.

The alumni have raised about INR 2.24 crore and provided financial assistance to deserving students on a pay-forward model. A total of 66 students (40 UG + 12 PG+ 14 DD) have been supported of which 39 have repaid the kindness forward. Currently, the fund is supporting 19 students.

July 2024