Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director, presenting the degree certificate to a graduand who appears to be receiving a B. Tech. or M. Sc. Degree

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A total of 388 degrees were conferred in the year 1968. This included 292 B. Tech. degrees, 18 in M. Sc., 52 in M. Tech., 19 in DIIT and 7 in Ph. D.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0825_1

Album ID:

0028

Date:

1968-08-01

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Convocation