{
  "id": 16311016,
  "title": "IIT Bhilai convocation 2026: 313 students graduate, gold medal winners announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/iit-bhilai-convocation-2026-313-students-graduate-gold-medal-winners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-bhilai-6th-convocation-2026-gold-medalists-award-winners-list-jee-main-advanced-10935108/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai) held its sixth convocation on October 24, 2026, awarding degrees to 313 students. The graduating class comprised 170 BTech students, 8 BTech (Honours), 79 MTech students, 37 MSc scholars, and 19 PhD candidates. Kriti Arora was honored with the Institute Gold Medal for the highest CGPA among BTech students, while Nidhi Singh received the Director’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Female Student for her overall academic excellence. Shubham Yogesh Mahajan and Jimlee Patowary were recognized with Director’s Gold Medals for their exceptional performance in academics and extracurricular activities.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}