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PM Modi to Attend IIT Delhi Convocation, Inaugurate AI Supercomputer
On August 8, a very important leader of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit a big school called IIT Delhi.
The school will hold its graduation ceremony, called a convocation, on that day.
More than 3,000 students will finish their studies and receive their degrees.
Some of them, called doctoral scholars, studied for many years to become experts.
The Prime Minister will give special gold medals to the best students.
He will also switch on a brand-new, super-powerful computer called Param Pragya.
This computer uses artificial intelligence, so it can learn and solve very hard problems like a smart brain.
It is placed at IIT Delhi's campus in Sonipat, and scientists and students will use it for difficult science and technology research.
The school is also teaming up with 18 other technology colleges to help students and teachers work together across India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend IIT Delhi's 57th Convocation Ceremony on August 8, 2026, as chief guest, with the ceremony beginning at 11 am.
A total of 3,036 students will graduate, including 587 PhD scholars, 1,049 BTech, 567 MTech, 248 MBA and 243 MSc students.
Modi will confer the President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold Medals on meritorious students.
Modi will remotely inaugurate Param Pragya, an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility at IIT Delhi's Sonipat campus.
Param Pragya is expected to strengthen research in artificial intelligence, data science, high-performance computing, machine learning and interdisciplinary fields.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (chief guest), IIT Delhi Director Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, NITI Aayog member Prof. Abhay Karandikar, and more than 3,000 graduating students
- What
- The 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi with conferral of the institute's top academic honours, the inauguration of the Param Pragya AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility, and the announcement of MoUs with 18 NITs under the ALIGN initiative
- Where
- IIT Delhi's main campus in New Delhi; the Param Pragya facility is located at IIT Delhi's Sonipat campus
- When
- August 8, 2026, at 11 am
- Why
- To honour meritorious students with the institute's highest awards and to strengthen India's research capabilities in artificial intelligence, data science and advanced computing
Key facts
- Event
- 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi
- Date
- August 8, 2026
- Time
- 11 am
- Chief Guest
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Graduating Students
- 3,036 total, including 587 PhD scholars, 1,049 BTech, 567 MTech, 248 MBA and 243 MSc students
- Academic Honours
- President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold Medals
- New Facility
- Param Pragya, an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility at IIT Delhi's Sonipat campus
- Guests of Honour
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and NITI Aayog member Prof. Abhay Karandikar
Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Head of the Indian government
“At 11 AM tomorrow, 8th August, I will be attending the Convocation Ceremony at IIT Delhi. I look forward to being among the students and teachers of this pioneering institution. IIT Delhi has always made a rich contribution in the fields of research and innovation.”
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Sources
IIT Delhi Convocation 2026: PM Modi To Confer Honours, Inaugurate AI-Powered Supercomputing Facility Tomorrow
PM Modi to address IIT Delhi’s 57th Convocation, inaugurate AI supercomputing facility ‘Param Pragya’











