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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
IIIT Dharwad to hold 7th convocation today; Director General of CSIR D-G Kalaiselvi to be chief guest
The seventh annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Dharwad, will be held on Friday on its permanent campus at Tadasinakoppa, near Dharwad. Addressing presspersons on Wednesday, Director of IIIT-Dharwad S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna said that Director-General of CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, N. Kalaiselvi would be the chief guest. Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIIT Dharwad and noted industrialist Shridhar Vembu will preside over the ceremony. Prof. Prasanna said 257 graduates and one Ph. D scholar would be conferred degrees during the convocation. The graduating students include 132 candidates from Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) stream, 70 from Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) stream and 55 from Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) stream, he said. He said that apart from awarding various degrees, a number of institutional medals and awards would be be presented to meritorious students. Placements Prof. Prasanna said that over 160 students from IIIT Dharwad had been placed in reputed companies with the highest CTC being ₹71.94 lakh, while around 40 students opted for higher studies in reputed universities in India and abroad. Elaborating on the new initiatives, he said that that a KPTCL-funded consultancy to enhance the performance of high-voltage substation earthing systems had been taken up. An IKS (Indian Knowledge Systems) project supported by the Ministry of Education, focusing on extracting Indic concepts from ancient Indian literature through machine learning models has also been taken up, he said. He said the IKS division of the Ministry of Education had supported multiple long-term research efforts at the institute with a focus on culturally rooted technologies and innovation. Additionally, the institute continues to build its capabilities in wireless communication and AI, he said. Registrar Dr. Muruganatham Ponnusamy and others were present.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
257 UGs set to get degrees at IIIT-Dharwad's 7th convocation tomorrow
Dharwad: The seventh annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIIT Dharwad) will be held at its campus in Tadasinakoppa near Dharwad at 10.30am on Friday. N Kalaiselvi, director general, CSIR and secretary, DSIR, will deliver the convocation address and present medals and prizes as the chief guest. Dr Shridhar Vembu, chairman, Board of Governors, IIIT Dharwad, will preside over the programme. IIIT-Dharwad director prof SR Mahadeva Prasanna said here on Wednesday that a total of 257 undergraduate students and one PhD scholar will be conferred degrees at the convocation. The graduating students include 132 from Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), 70 from Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) and 55 from Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). Prof Prasanna said more than 160 of the IIIT-D students have been placed in reputed companies with the highest CTC being Rs 71.9 lakh. About 40 students have opted for higher studies in reputed universities in India and abroad. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esta nueva alarma con cámara es casi regalada en Nogales (ver precio) Verisure Alarmas Más información Undo IIIT dean Prof K Gopinath said the second phase of development works is underway on the campus, including a hostel for 1,000 students, an academic block, and a stadium. The number of students is also increasing year by year. The number, which was 1,250 last year, has increased to 1,450 this year and will reach 2,000 in two years. IIIT head of research Prof Deepak said startups in Agritech, Healthtech, Edtech, Autotech, Deeptech, Commercialtech and Cybersecurity will be supported through mentorship, access to markets, prototyping labs and financing opportunities. Registrar Prof Muruganantham Ponnuswamy and PRO Prof Vasudev Parvati were present.
Deccan Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Deccan Herald
IIIT-Dharwad to hold 7th convocation tomorrow
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIIT Dharwad) will hold its seventh convocation on July 4 at its permanent campus in Tadasinakoppa near this to media persons, IIIT-Dharwad Director Mahadev Prasanna stated that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Director General N Kalaiselvi will be the chief guest and present the degrees, while Board of Governors at IIIT-Dharwad Shridhar Vembu will preside over the year, the institute will confer degrees upon a total of 258 students, which includes, 132 graduates in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), 70 graduates in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), 55 graduates in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and one medals, certificatesGold medals and certificates will be presented to outstanding students on the of India Gold Medal will be presented to Amrit Anand, Institute Gold Medals to Amrit Anand, Karthik Avinash andPrerana Bhat, while Director's Medal will be given to Aarsh Jahnavi will be receiving the best outgoing girl student placement, Mahadev Prasanna said that over 160 graduates have secured positions in reputed companies, with the highest CTC reaching Rs 71.94 lakh per annum. Additionally, around 40 students have opted to pursue higher education at prestigious universities in India and Dharwad continues to witness steady academic growth with 253, 269, and 319 students currently enrolled in the seventh, fifth, and third semesters respectively across its three undergraduate on the newly initiated projects, Prasanna said that a KPTCL-funded consultancy to enhance the performance of high-voltage substation earthing systems has been taken learningAn Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) project supported by the Ministry of Education, focusing on extracting Indic concepts from ancient Indian literature through machine learning a major initiative, the IKS division of theMinistry of Education has supported multiple long-term research efforts at the institute with a focus on culturally rooted technologies and include the development of edge-based learning solutions and knowledge extraction from Indic textual sources, he the institute continues to build its capabilities in wireless communication and AI, evidenced by funded research projects exceeding Rs 2 crore across multiple years, alongside significant publications and knowledge dissemination through workshops and seminars, he said.
