GUWAHATI, June 5 � The 17th convocation of IIT Guwahati will be held on June 8 at the Dr Bhupen Hazarika auditorium of the institute.
Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Smriti Zubin Irani, will attend the occasion as the chief guest and will deliver the convocation address. The Chairman of Board of Governors, IIT Guwahati, Dr Rajendra Pratap Singh, will also be present at the convocation, a press release said.
Altogether 1117 students � 578 Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Design (BDes), 24 Master of Arts (MA), 124 Master of Science (MSc), 267 Master of Technology (MTech) and Master of Design (MDes) and 124 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) � will receive their degrees at the convocation.
