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Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) hands out awards at the sixth convocation ceremony

The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India and the Chairman of the Board of Governors (IIT Madras), presided over the ceremony. This photo was captured after the convocation ceremony had ended. From left; Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman Board of Governors), Dr. S. Bhagavantam , Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) and two members of the senate/board/council (yet to…

A student walks onto the dais to receive his degree

The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided over the ceremony. After being presented a guard of honour by the cadets of the N.C.C, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar, who introduced him to all the members of the Board of Governors, Council and Senate who were present at the occasion before proceeding to don…

At the sixth convocation a total of a total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted. The event commenced with an invocation, and the ceremony was declared open by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman of the Board of Governors. This was followed by the department-wise ‘passing of Grace’. The head of each department respectively supplicates ‘Doth it please you that this Grace be passed’ to the members of the Board of Governors and Senate. After each member of the Board of Governors…

Seen standing on the stage from the left: Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director). At the sixth convocation a total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted. The Director of the Institute, Dr. A. Ramachandran, handed over the degrees to the students. Dr. Arcot Ramachandran (1923-2018) was the second Director of IIT Madras. He served as Director from 1967-1973, but remained actively connected with the Institute until 2013. Dr. A. Ramachandran was an extraordinary individual and is known…

The chief guest/speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation, which was held on the 2nd of August, 1969, was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director of the Institute and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar. The chief guest was then presented a guard of honour, a convocation tradition, by the cadets of the N.C.C., which he inspected along with Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam.

At the sixth convocation a total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted. In the image, the Institute’s Director, Dr. A. Ramachandran confers Dr. D. Venkappayya his Ph. D. in Chemistry. Dr. D. Venkappayya began his career in teaching chemistry in the year 1975. He is the former dean and head of the department of chemistry, NIT, Tiruchirapalli. Over his career he has guided several doctoral candidates and has published about 60 research papers in international journals. He has also co-authored two textbooks on Engineering…

The chief guest/speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence; Government of India On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by the Director and Registrar of the Institute. The chief guest was then presented a guard of honour by the cadets of the N.C.C., which he inspected along with Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam. In the image, Commanding Officer of N.C.C., Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam (2 Comp. Eng.|EME|Sig. Coy N.C.C.), salutes Dr. S. Bhagavantam.

During the convocation ceremony, apart from the conferment of degrees, it was customary for the Institute to bestow a few special prizes on a select few students. The prizes are: President’s Prize (for the B. Tech. degree student who held the best academic record), Governor’s Prize (for all-round proficiency in the B. Tech. degree course), Institute Special Merit Prize (for the student of the 3-year B. Tech. degree course with the best academic record), Institute Merit Prizes (for the students with best academic record in each discipline of each course) and the Siemens Prizes (presented by M/…

The sixth convocation of IIT Madras was held on 2nd August, 1969. The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. A total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted at the event. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors presided over the ceremony. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He was a well-known visionary scientist, administrator and an architect of defense research.

Seen in the image from the left: Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam and Dr. S. Bhagavantam (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India). The chief guest/speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation, which was held on the 2nd of August, 1969, was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director of the Institute and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar. The chief guest was then presented a guard of honour, a convocation tradition, by the…

Dr. Suri Bhagavantam (1909-1989), the well-known visionary scientist, administrator and architect of defense research was the chief guest at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation. Dr. S. Bhagavantam was born in Agiripalli, a village in Andhra Pradesh. He completed his primary education in Gudivada and acquired a Bachelor of Science in physics from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He joined Dr. C. V. Raman in Calcutta in the year 1928. After his Nobel Prize winning discovery, Raman chose Bhagavantam as collaborator to further his research work. During this time Dr. S. Bhagavantam got his master’s degree in…

At the sixth convocation a total of a total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted. The event commenced with an invocation, and the ceremony was declared open by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman of the Board of Governors. This was followed by the department-wise ‘passing of Grace’. The head of each department respectively supplicates ‘Doth it please you that this Grace be passed’ to the members of the Board of Governors and Senate. After each member of the Board of Governors…

The sixth convocation of IIT Madras was held on 2nd August, 1969. The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. A total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted at the event. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors presided over the ceremony. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He was a well-known visionary scientist, administrator and an architect of defense research.