NewzVille Desk
56th Convocation ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi held on 2 August, 2025. Chief Guest Dr. Tessy Thomas, Vice Chancellor of the Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education (NICHE), Kanyakumari and known as the Missile Woman of India, delivered the convocation address.
The convocation ceremony was presided over by Harish Salve, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Delhi.
2764 IIT Delhi students, including 530 PhDs (highest-ever), were awarded degrees and diplomas at the convocation.
From around 20 countries, 43 international students were awarded degrees. Out of a total of 2764 graduating students, 735 were female.
Twenty-year-old Chandan Godara, B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, is the youngest graduate, and sixty-three-year-old Gopal Krishan Taneja, PhD, is the oldest graduate to receive their degrees.
Ankit Mondal, B. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, received the President’s Gold Medal for obtaining the highest CGPA amongst the graduating students of the B.Tech. and Dual Degree programmes.
Jaskaran Singh Sodhi, B. Tech in Materials Science and Engineering, received the Director’s Gold Medal for the best all-rounder amongst the graduating students of the B.Tech. and Dual Degree programmes.
Addressing the students, Chief Guest Dr Thomas said, “In a world increasingly driven by data, algorithms, and automation, human values will matter more than the valuations. IIT education has prepared you to build systems and has trained you to be custodians of trust in a world dominated by technology.
