13-07-2025
IIT Guwahati 2025 Convocation: 2093 graduating students; SreeHari C from BTech bags President's Medal
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), on July 13, hosted its 27th convocation with 2093 graduating students. The event marked the graduation of 22 students from the inaugural BTech. batch of the Mehta School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The graduating cohort comprises a diverse and accomplished group of students across various academic disciplines. A total of 1,005 students have completed their undergraduate programmes in BTech and BDes.
While 556 students have earned their postgraduate degrees in MTech and MDes. The institute also celebrates the academic journey of 270 research scholars, including those pursuing PhD and integrated Master's + PhD programmes. In addition, there are 172 MSc graduates, 51 students from the MA stream, 18 from MS (Research), and 21 MBA graduates, as mentioned in the press release.
Sreehari C., BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, achieved the top score in the entire Undergraduate batch and was awarded the President of India Gold Medal.
Abhishek Gautam, in Engineering Physics, received the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal.
Additionally, Anubhav, M. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the Governor of Assam PG Gold Medal, while Souraja Kundu, in Electronics and Communication Engineering. was awarded the Governor of Assam UG Gold Medal.
The Institute also awarded 16 students with Institute Silver medals for their remarkable academic performance.
During his address, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, 'On the national and global front, IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country, 9th position in 'Overall' and 10th position in 'Research' categories in the 'India Rankings 2024' declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). In QS Rankings 2026, the Institute has secured 42nd rank globally in the Research Citations per Faculty category and 334th position in the World University Rankings 2026.'
Over its 31-year history, IIT Guwahati has seen over 24,700 graduates. During the reporting year, the Institute has received 338 Consultancy and 22 Sponsored Research projects.
IIT Guwahati has incubated over 60 startups across diverse sectors such as healthcare, agritech, defence, clean technology, and fintech, among others. The Institute has also launched pioneering initiatives including North East Innovators' Catalyst Program, SPARSH, the Startup Seminar Series, and the AquaTech Innovators Hackathon, to strengthen the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Northeast,stated the release.
