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The fifth convocation was held at 5 p.m. on 1 August 1968. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the convocation. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission), was the chief guest for the occasion.

The photograph appears to be taken at the Institute Guest House, now known as ‘Bose-Einstein Guest House’. The occasion was the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. Seen in the picture are (from left), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (Head Metallurgy Department), Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai (Head of Aeronautical Engineering Department), Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (chief guest and Head, Atomic Energy Commission), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department) and Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany).   Prof. E. G. Ramachandran was the first Professor and the first…

Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission), chief guest for the convocation, is seen delivering the convocation address. In his speech, he talked about technology, politics, development and education. He included that “We have, I believe, to create a social system and a pattern of development which is based not on monolithic organizations operating impersonally at an all-India level or even at the level of the states, but in units, where the feed-back loop has a high fidelity for communication and a quick response.” In the image (from left), Dr. P. Venkata Rao (Head of…

The chief guest, accompanied by an official, would inspect a guard of honour before the event commenced. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0344

From left (table behind, facing camera), Prof. E. Hohmann (Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. R. J. H. Bisanz (Chemical Engineering Department) and Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai, (Head of Aeronautical Engineering Department). In front of Prof. Bisanz, on the same table (face turned left), is Prof. G. S. Laddha (Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras). On the table near the camera (facing camera) is a gentleman who is yet to be identified, Prof. S. Sampath (Electrical Engineering Department), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) and Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer) in his…

A total of seven Ph.D. degrees were conferred in the year 1968, of which two were in Chemistry and Mathematics, and one each in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Seen in the image, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, left) and a Ph.D. scholar (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_0351

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_0354

This was the final year of Dr. Mudaliar’s tenure as Chairman of the institute. He would hand over the reins to H. V. R. Iyengar on 4 January, 1969. Dr. Mudaliar’s son, Prof A. Ramachandran was Director for a period of approximately one year and a month during Dr. Mudaliar’s tenure as Chairman. Graduands at this convocation received certificates bearing the signatures of a father and his son. From left, Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (chief guest and Head, Atomic Energy…

Mr. Raghavan (3 year B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering) received the President’s Prize in 1968. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai was the chief guest for the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. He was the Head of the Atomic Energy Commission when he visited the Institute. The President’s Prize was given to a student of the B. Tech. degree course with the best academic record. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0361

This photograph was taken during the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. The Chairman, in a brief speech, paid a tribute to the outstanding contributions made by Dr. Sarabhai to the country’s scientific and technological progress, and requested him to address the graduates. On the dais (from left), Dr. G. S. Laddha (Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras), Dr. K. S. G. Doss (Chemicals and Plastics India Ltd. Madras), Prof. S. Sampath, Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (chief guest and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission), two gentlemen who are yet…

A total of seven Ph.D. degrees were conferred in the year 1968, of which two were in Chemistry and Mathematics, and one each in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Seen in the image, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, left) and a Ph.D. scholar (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_0349

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. 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. Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, extreme right) can be seen in the photograph. The student receiving the prize is yet to be identified.   An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0357

The fifth convocation was held at 5 p.m. on 1 August 1968. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the convocation. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission), was the chief guest for the occasion. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0352

Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai was the chief guest at this convocation. It was IIT Madras’ fifth convocation. Dr. Sarabhai was Head of the Atomic Energy Commission at the time. The Special Merit Prize was handed to the student of the B. Tech degree course with the best academic record. Dilip Bhandarkar (5-year B. Tech., Metallurgy) went on to the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate. He works (as of December 2020) as Testing Manager and Senior Materials Engineer at Anamet. He also held high positions at Seagate Technology and Western Digital…

The chief guest, accompanied by an official, would inspect a guard of honour before the event commenced. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0345