A graduand is photographed receiving his degree from Union Minister for Education and Culture Mrs. Sheila Kaul on the 20th Convocation Day in 1983
Administrators , Faculty , Inaugurations
This photograph was taken on the 20th Convocation Day of IIT Madras in 1983. Also seen in the photograph are (seated on the dais from left) chief guest and President of India Mr. Giani Zail Singh and Minister of Health Dr. H. V. Hande. According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras (1983-84), a total of 580 students received their degrees during the 20th Convocation, pushing the total number of degrees awarded by the Institute to 9537. In the year 1983, 216 students were awarded the B.Tech., 178 the M.Tech., 52 the M.Sc., 60 the M.S. and 72 the Ph.D. degree of the Institute. The B.Tech. robes were maroon, while the others were an off-white hue.
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