Archive · 28 Sep 2026
IIT Jammu’s 7th Convocation Awards 420 Degrees, Honors Top Students
IIT Jammu held its seventh convocation ceremony on September 28.
A convocation is a special event where students receive their degrees.
The institute awarded 420 degrees to students from the 2026 batch.
These included undergraduate, postgraduate, science, and Ph.D.
degrees.
Shankar M. Venugopal attended as the chief guest, and Amitabh Ranjan was the guest of honour.
Several students received gold and silver medals for strong academic performance.
The institute also presented a new sculpture called “Antardṛṣṭi,” which means “inner vision.”
Speakers encouraged the graduates to keep learning, stay connected to IIT Jammu, and use their knowledge to help society.
IIT Jammu conferred 420 degrees during its seventh convocation for the academic batch of 2026.
The degrees included 209 B.Tech, 124 M.Tech, 23 M.Sc., and 64 Ph.D. awards.
Shankar M. Venugopal of Mahindra & Mahindra served as chief guest, while Amitabh Ranjan attended as guest of honour.
The ceremony recognized academic performance through President, Director, Institute Gold, and Institute Silver Medals.
The institute unveiled “Antardṛṣṭi,” a sculpture dedicated to the graduating class of 2026.
- Who
- IIT Jammu, its graduating students, Shankar M. Venugopal, Amitabh Ranjan, and institute officials.
- What
- The institute held its seventh convocation and conferred 420 degrees, along with academic medals.
- When
- September 28; the degrees were awarded to the academic batch of 2026.
- Where
- The IIT Jammu campus in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- Why
- To celebrate the graduates’ academic achievements and mark their transition to professional and research careers.
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
- Convocation
- Seventh
- Total degrees
- 420
- Degree distribution
- 209 B.Tech, 124 M.Tech, 23 M.Sc., and 64 Ph.D.
- Chief guest
- Shankar M. Venugopal, Vice President, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Mahindra Research Valley
- Guest of honour
- Amitabh Ranjan, Vice Chairman, Pan IIT Alumni India
- New sculpture
- “Antardṛṣṭi,” meaning “inner vision,” dedicated to the graduating class of 2026
