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Ajit Doval Calls IIT Roorkee Graduates Luckiest Generation
Ajit Kumar Doval spoke to students graduating from IIT Roorkee.
He told them they are very lucky because they will have many chances to succeed.
He said technology will be very important for the future.
Doval advised students to know where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there.
He also said they should think about how they can return or change course if needed.
He thanked the students' parents and teachers for helping them.
On the first day, 1,277 undergraduate students received their degrees.
Across the two-day event, the institute also awarded postgraduate, PhD, and research degrees.
National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval addressed IIT Roorkee graduates on September 19, 2026.
Doval said the graduating students are among the luckiest generations because they will have many opportunities.
He emphasized technology's role in driving national and societal growth and progress.
A total of 1,277 undergraduate students received degrees on the first convocation day.
The convocation awarded a record 518 PhD degrees and introduced MS by research degrees.
- Who
- Ajit Kumar Doval addressed graduating students of IIT Roorkee; General N S Raja Subramani attended as guest of honour.
- What
- Doval delivered the convocation address during IIT Roorkee's 2026 convocation.
- Where
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
- When
- The undergraduate convocation ceremony took place on September 19, 2026.
- Why
- The address was delivered to graduating students during the institute's two-day convocation.
Key facts
- Chief guest
- Ajit Kumar Doval, National Security Advisor of India
- Guest of honour
- General N S Raja Subramani, Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
- Undergraduate degrees
- 1,277 students received degrees on the first day
- Undergraduate breakdown
- 1,001 male and 276 female students
- PhD degrees
- 518 PhD degrees were awarded, the institute's highest-ever total
- Second-day degrees
- 903 postgraduate, 518 PhD or dual, and three MS by research degrees
- New degree category
- MS by research degrees were awarded for the first time to students exiting the doctoral programme under the National Education Policy
Quotes
Ajit Kumar Doval
India’s National Security Advisor and chief guest at the IIT Roorkee convocation
“You may not be conscious of the fact that, in the last 1,000 years, you are the luckiest generation, which is going to have so many opportunities.”
NDTV
“You are coming at an age when technology will be the most important driving factor in any country's or society's growth and progress.”
NDTV
Sources
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