{
  "id": 8428108,
  "title": "IIT Roorkee Convocation 2026: 1,277 undergraduate students receive degrees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/iit-roorkee-convocation-2026-1-277-undergraduate-students-receive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:13:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-roorkee-convocation-2026-undergraduate-students-receive-degrees-ms-bs-jee-advanced-10884986/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee concluded its first day of the Convocation 2026 on September 19, bestowing degrees upon 1,277 undergraduate students. The two-day event, held at the institute, featured undergraduate students from various programs including BArch, BTech, Integrated MTech, Integrated MSc, IDD, BS-MS, and B S. Chief guest Ajit Doval and Chief of Defence Staff General N S Raja Subramani were among the notable attendees. IIT Roorkee is set to award a total of 2,701 degrees over the two-day ceremony, marking the highest number of degrees conferred at a single convocation at the institute.",
  "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."
}