IIT Roorkee Convocation 2026: 1,277 undergraduate students receive degrees
On September 19, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee commenced its Convocation 2026, marking the first day of the two-day ceremony. A total of 1,277 undergraduate students from various programs received their degrees, including BArch, BTech, Integrated MTech, Integrated MSc, IDD, BS-MS, and B S. Male recipients outnumbered females, with 1,001 males and 276 females.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chief of Defence Staff General N S Raja Subramani were honored guests. Across the two-day event, IIT Roorkee will award a record-breaking 2,701 degrees. The institute is also introducing the BS-MS degree via its five-year Dual Degree Programme for the first time. Srivaradan Balaji, a Chemical Sciences student, was awarded the President's Gold Medal for the highest CGPA among undergraduate students.
Other medal recipients include Navneet Kumar, Aashi Jain, Roopam Taneja, and Sukrit Jindal. The convocation will continue on September 20, awarding postgraduate and PhD degrees to 1,424 students.
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