Hyderabad: Science and humanities are the 2 eyes of Bharat Mata, it’s time fashionable expertise drew inspiration from historic knowledge, famend Bharatanatyam exponent Dr Padma Subrahmanyam instructed graduates on the fifteenth convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) on Saturday. The Padma Vibhushan awardee urged them to mix scientific excellence with India’s mental and cultural heritage.
The convocation noticed 1,398 college students graduate, the biggest graduating class within the institute’s historical past. Degrees had been awarded to 489 BTech, 528 MTech, 191 PhD, 111 MSc, 40 MDes, 18 BDes, 11 MA, six MS and 4 Diploma in Engineering Science college students. The ceremony additionally marked the commencement of the primary batch of the BTech programme in IC Design and Technology and the inaugural cohort of the IIT Hyderabad Deakin University Joint Doctoral Programme.
The institute additionally unveiled its official Sanskrit motto, “Navonmeshena Desha Nirmanam”, which means “Nation Building through Innovation,” and introduced new tutorial programmes in essential minerals, defence expertise, photonics, industrial metallurgy, built-in computational supplies engineering, synthetic intelligence in chemical engineering, computational chemical engineering and product-based PhD programmes.
Dr Subrahmanyam described schooling as a pressure that liberates and inspired college students to make use of their information to create a greater future for humanity by drawing from each fashionable science and India’s civilisational knowledge.
Board of Governors chairperson B.V.R. Mohan Reddy urged college students to make use of their schooling to construct options, create establishments and enhance lives. Director B.S. Murty mentioned the convocation mirrored IIT Hyderabad’s dedication to making ready expertise for rising applied sciences and world analysis whereas encouraging graduates to resolve real-world challenges.
Presenting the institute’s annual report, Prof. Murty mentioned IIT Hyderabad had climbed 76 locations to 588th within the QS World University Rankings 2027, entered the worldwide prime 400 in Engineering and Technology by topic rankings, and secured 46 positions by 31 college members within the Stanford Elsevier Global Top 2 per cent Scientists List 2025.
Prof. Murthy additionally highlighted the launch of India’s first Dai Nippon Printing analysis and growth centre, growth of analysis in areas together with semiconductors, 6G communications and healthcare, and the expansion of the institute’s startup ecosystem to almost 300 start-ups.