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NIT Rourkela to Confer Degrees on 2,033 Students
NIT Rourkela will hold a ceremony for students who have finished their studies.
A total of 2,033 students will receive their degrees on September 12.
They studied in undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral programmes.
The largest group includes 911 B.Tech students.
The ceremony will also celebrate students who performed especially well.
In total, 86 medals and awards will be given.
Two former students, Rajarshi Gupta and Gyana Ranjan Mohanty, will receive special alumni awards.
All graduating students will get their degrees through DigiLocker.
Institute leaders said the graduates should use their learning responsibly and continue pursuing excellence and innovation.
NIT Rourkela will award degrees to 2,033 students at its 24th Convocation on September 12.
The graduating batch includes 1,525 male and 508 female students across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
B.Tech has the largest graduating group with 911 students, followed by M.Tech with 514 and Ph.D. with 190.
The institute will present 86 medals and awards, including 11 Institute Gold Medals and 61 Institute Silver Medals.
Alumni Rajarshi Gupta and Gyana Ranjan Mohanty will receive Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2026.
- Who
- The 2,033 graduating students of NIT Rourkela will receive degrees; Prof. Abhay Karandikar will be chief guest and S.N. Subrahmanyan will preside.
- What
- NIT Rourkela will hold its 24th Convocation and award degrees, medals and distinguished alumni honours.
- Where
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Rourkela.
- When
- September 12; the article does not specify the year of the convocation.
- Why
- The ceremony marks the completion of the students’ studies and recognises academic, co-curricular and alumni achievements.
Key facts
- Graduating students
- 2,033
- Gender breakdown
- 1,525 male and 508 female students
- Largest programme group
- B.Tech, with 911 graduates
- Awards presented
- 86 medals and awards
- Distinguished alumni
- Rajarshi Gupta and Gyana Ranjan Mohanty
- Degree delivery
- Degrees will be provided through DigiLocker
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