Archive · 18 Jul 2026
IIT Madras Awards 3,518 Degrees at 63rd Convocation
IIT Madras had its 63rd Convocation where they gave out 3,518 degrees to 3,106 students.
This includes 511 PhD degrees, some of which were joint degrees with foreign universities.
Four students got special awards for being the best in their studies and activities.
Ashwin Subramanian Murugan got the highest awards for having the best grades.
Anirudh Rao, Mith R. Jain, B. Haricharan, and Aravindan Kamatchi Sundaram also got awards for their excellent performance.
The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, was the chief guest.
He talked about using new technologies responsibly and how IIT Madras Zanzibar is important for education without borders.
The Zanzibar campus has students from six different countries.
IIT Madras awarded 3,518 degrees to 3,106 students during its 63rd Convocation.
511 PhD degrees were awarded, including 16 joint doctorates with international universities.
Ashwin Subramanian Murugan received the President of India Prize and Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Prize for the highest CGPA.
Anirudh Rao, Mith R. Jain, B. Haricharan, and Aravindan Kamatchi Sundaram received awards for academic and all-round excellence.
Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, emphasized responsible use of technology and the significance of IIT Madras Zanzibar.
- Who
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
- What
- 63rd Convocation awarding 3,518 degrees
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- IIT Madras, with mention of IIT Madras Zanzibar
- Why
- To recognize academic excellence and all-round achievements
Academic Excellence
Leadership and All-Round Performance
Highest CGPA Awards
Academic Excellence
Ashwin Subramanian Murugan received the President of India Prize and Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Prize for the highest CGPA among B.Tech and Dual Degree students.
Leadership and All-Round Performance
Anirudh Rao received the Institute Merit Prize for the highest CGPA among Dual Degree students.
All-Round Performance Awards
Academic Excellence
Mith R. Jain received the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Prize for best all-round proficiency in the B.Tech programme.
Leadership and All-Round Performance
The Governor's Prize was jointly awarded to B. Haricharan and Aravindan Kamatchi Sundaram for outstanding all-round performance in the Dual Degree programme.
- Total Degrees Awarded
- 3,518
- Total Students Graduated
- 3,106
- PhD Degrees Awarded
- 511
- Joint Doctorates with International Universities
- 16
- Chief Guest
- Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar
- IIT Madras Zanzibar Students
- 130
- Countries Represented at Zanzibar Campus
- Tanzania, India, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia