IIT Bhubaneswar celebrated its 11th Annual Convocation at Community Centre of the  Institute. The event was graced by the Chief Guest Prof. L. M. Patnaik, Adjunct  Professor and NASI Senior Scientist, Consciousness Studies Program, National Institute  of Advanced Studies, IISc Bengaluru. The Convocation began with a majestic and grand academic procession followed by the award of medals to meritorious students.  Graduation degrees’ were awarded to 671 students including 55 (Ph.D); 172 (M. Tech.);  90 (M.Sc.); 81 (Dual degrees) and 273 (B. Tech) respectively. 

Prof. L. M. Patnaik, the Chief Guest on the occasion, motivated the students to become  role models in field of technology. He emphasised on sustainable development inclusive  of diversity and technology driven efforts to make India a knowledge superpower. He  hailed IIT Bhubaneswar for its contribution in nation building through world class  Research and High standards in imparting Education in Science and Technology. He  also expressed that industry-aligned and research-oriented higher education that  students receive at IIT will benefit them through their lives.  

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar  presented a detailed report on various efforts and achievements of IIT Bhubaneswar  including imparting High-Quality Technical Education in Science & Technology. This  year IIT has achieved high placement standards with two times rise in average salary package offered to students. He emphasized on IITs efforts in establishing International collaborations on Scientific Industry oriented research.  

Dr R.P. Singh, Chairman, Board of Governors, was out of country and addressed the  convocation through video recorded message. He extended his wishes to the graduating students. Vote of thanks was proposed by the Director on behalf of the Chairman. The ceremony was concluded by the distribution of certificates and was great success. 

Award of Medals to Meritorious Students  

The President of India Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Shah Raj Kalpesh Bhai (2018  batch) of The Computer Science and Engineering, School of Electrical Sciences for the  best academic performance in B. Tech. 

The Director’s Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Prasath S (2017 batch) for the best  academic performance in Dual Degree programme of The Computer Science and  Engineering School of Electrical Sciences. 

The Director’s Gold Medal was awarded to Shri Pritam Kumar (2018 batch) for the best  academic performance in M. Tech. batch of the School of Earth, Oceans and Climate  Sciences. 

The Director’s Gold Medal was also awarded to Shri Smaran Maji (2020 batch) for the  best academic performance in M. Sc. batch of the School of Earth, Oceans and Climate  Sciences. 

For the best academic performance in the respective Schools, the Institute Silver Medals  (B. Tech. Course, 2018) was awarded to Shri Shah Raj Kalpesh bhai, Shri Romit Kesharwani, Shri Jayesh Kumar Sahoo, Shri Ganesh Ram Koushik and Shri Smarth  Bansal.