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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 Institite, Dr. A. Ramachandran, handed over the degrees to the students. 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 were handed over to the students by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman 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. 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 were handed over to the students by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth…

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/…

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 Institite, Dr. A. Ramachandran, handed over the degrees to the students. 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 were handed over to the students by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman of the Board of Governors.

Mr. P. Raghavendran (3 year B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering) won the President’s Prize (awarded to the B. Tech. degree student who held the best academic record) in the year 1969. After his graduation, he joined Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) as a management trainee, and continued with them until 1994 in various capacities. During his time at IOC he also completed a two year management program at Sloan, MIT (1981-1983) and spent two years in charge of Petroleum in the Planning Commission, Government of India (1983-1985). He joined Reliance in 1994 and was involved in the planning and setting…

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 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 as some of the dignitaries conversed casually with one another after the convocation. From left; Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman Board of Governors), Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) and Dr. S. Bhagavantam. Seen…

The sixth convocation of IIT Madras was held on 2nd August, 1969. The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors presided over the ceremony. Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj ‘H. V. R.’ Iengar (1902-1978) CIE, ICS was the sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India. He studied at Central College, Bangalore (1919) and became a member of the Indian Civil Service. He entered service on 20th October, 1926. He served as Chairman of State Bank of India and then went on to become Governor of the Reserve…

Mr. Joshy Paul Kallungal (5 year B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering) won the Governor’s prize (awarded for all-round proficiency in the B. Tech. degree course) in the year 1969. He was well loved by all, including the students of the Central School, during his time at the Institute. He joined IIT Madras in the year 1964 and made his mark in sports the very same year. That year, IIT played host for the 4th Inter IIT Meet and Mr.Joshy Paul Kallungal won the 800, 1500 and 5000 meters and even established records in the 800 and 1500 meters. In total, he held two Inter-IIT track records and four…

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/…

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/…

In this photograph, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (chief guest) inspects the Guard of Honour, escorted by Prof. V. Subramanian (Head of N. C. C.). At the convocation, the proceedings of the ceremony began with the arrival of the chief guest to the institute. The Director of the Institute and the Registrar always received and greeted the chief guest at the beginning of the ceremony. Once the chief guest was received, he was then escorted to inspect the Guard of Honour that was presented by the N.C.C. cadets. Generally, a Guard of Honour can be any military unit that acts as a Guard. Usually, the…

In the photograph, Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai (Director) is seen giving away a B.Tech. degree to a student. Also seated in the background on the left is Prof. B. S. Murthy (Department of Mechanical Engineering). Seated in the background from the right includes Prof. K. T. Chandy (Chairman) and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (chief guest). During the 13th convocation, which took place on 20 August 1976, 574 degrees were awarded in total. Out of these, the departments of Mechanical Engineering (131 degrees) and Electrical Engineering (110 degrees) obtained the highest number of degrees awarded. In…

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (chief guest) can be seen giving away a prize to a student in the photograph and the audience is seen in the background, at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). There is also an individual with a camera who can be seen capturing a photograph. In 1976, during the 13th convocation, the President’s Prize was awarded to V. Srinivasan (B. Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering) and the Governor’s Prize was awarded to Gadgil Surendra Janardan (B.Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering). The Siemen’s Prizes were won by L. K. Prakash Narayan (Department of Electrical…