A student bows to the chief guest, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, before receiving her degree from Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai
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Seen standing to the left of the image is Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai (Director, IITM). Also seen in the image (centre), seated on the dais, Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India), Mr. K. K. Sha (Governor of Tamil Nadu), Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister), Mr. V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (Minister of Finance) and Prof. S. Sampath (Electrical Engineering), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Director, A. C. College of Technology) and Prof. S. D. Nigam (Mathematics).
The eleventh convocation of IIT Madras took place on the 9th of September, 1974. The ceremony was held in the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) ground which is situated within the Institute’s premises. The chief speaker was Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India. The convocation commenced at 04:00 pm that day and a large audience was present to witness the event. At the eleventh convocation a total of 551 students received their degrees (B.Tech.- 236, D.I.I.T.- 23, M.Tech.-182, M.Sc.- 39, M. S. – 26, Ph.D.- 45).
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