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The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we have more details.

The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we have more details.

The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we have more details.

The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we have more details.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

Ph.D. candidates had a different set of robes from that of the undergraduate and postgraduate graduands. Although it is difficult to gauge the exact colour from the black and white photographs, we can come to a conclusion that the robes worn by the Ph.D. scholars were of a lighter shade. In the image, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, left), and a Ph.D. candidate (right) who is yet to be identified.   An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0348

This photograph is from the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was the chief guest for the occasion. The student receiving the prize is yet to be identified. A total of 388 degrees were conferred in the year 1968. This included 292 B. Tech. degrees, 18 in M. Sc., 52 in M. Tech., 19 in DIIT and 7 in Ph. D.   An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0362

It was a tradition for the chief guest to be introduced to the Board and Senate members at the convocation. Dr. Sarabhai (extreme right) was the chief guest at the fifth convocation at IIT Madras. He was the Head of the Atomic Energy Commission. Prof. Ramachandran (Director, second from right) was the second Director of IIT Madras. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0346

This photograph is from the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was the chief guest for the occasion. Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, extreme right) can be seen in the photograph. The student receiving the prize is yet to be identified. A total of 388 degrees were conferred in the year 1968. This included 292 B. Tech. degrees, 18 in M. Sc., 52 in M. Tech., 19 in DIIT and 7 in Ph. D.    An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0360

Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (Head, Atomic Energy Commission), was the chief guest for the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. To Dr. Sarabhai’s right is Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director, wearing black suit), and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar, extreme left, in white). An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0343