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IIT Hyderabad 14th Convocation: 1273 degrees awarded; Rahul Ramachandran from CSE receives Prez gold medal
The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) on Saturday celebrated its 14th Convocation with 1273 students graduating across various programmes, including BTech, MTech, MSc, MDes and PhD. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, was the Chief Guest of the Convocation, who delivered the address and presented the four gold medals and 44 silver medals.
Rahul Ramachandran from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering received the President of India Gold Medal. He scored 9.89 CGPA.
Heads of Departments, Deans, Registrar, Director, Chairman and Chief Guest participated in the Convocation procession. The chief guest also toured campus facilities, including the Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN).
Among the undergraduate programs, 460 students graduated with a BTech degree, while 20 students completed their BDes. The postgraduate cohort included 11 MA graduates in Development Studies and Health, Gender & Society, 98 MSc graduates, and 33 MDes graduates, including 10 who completed MDes by Practice.
The MTech programme saw the largest postgraduate turnout with 511 degrees awarded, encompassing traditional MTech, MTech by BTech conversion (1 student), Direct BTech to PhD (4 students), MTech through PhD conversion (6 students), Executive MTech (12 students), and Online MTech (40 students), claimed the press release.
Additionally, 1 MPhil, 4 MS by Coursework, and 1 MS by Research degrees were awarded. The institute also celebrated the achievements of 134 PhD scholars. This convocation also marked the graduation of the first batch from launched interdisciplinary programmes, including BTech in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Computational Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry; MTech in Quantum & Solid-State Devices and Sustainable Engineering; MSc in Medical Physics; and the first PhD in Artificial Intelligence.
Meanwhile, the Institute has been officially recognised as an Institute of National Eminence by the Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, on March 27, 2025. This designation grants 100 per cent tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961, on donations made to the institute.
In the 2024 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings, the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) was ranked 8th in the engineering category and 12th in the overall category.
