IIT Bombay 64th Convocation: 3,763 Degrees Awarded, 620 PhD Graduates

IIT Bombay awarded 620 PhD degrees among 3,763 degrees conferred during 2025-26 academic year at its 64th Convocation. Check details here 

IIT Bombay Convocation 2026

IIT Convocation 2026: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay celebrated its 64th Convocation and Departmental Degree Award Functions (DDAF). During  Autumn session, IIT Bombay conferred 3,333 degrees on 3,042 graduating students. In academic year 2025-26, IIT Bombay awarded 3,763 degrees to 3,442 students, including a record 620 PhD degrees. This is the highest number of doctoral degrees any IIT awarded in a single academic year.

The overall degrees awarded during 2025-26 academic year included 1,713 undergraduate, 1,430 postgraduate and 620 doctoral degrees. Among 3,442 graduating students, 791 were women, and 2,651 were men. This two-day Autumn convocation alone saw 3,333 degrees awarded to 3,042 students. The cohort comprised 1,663 undergraduate, 1,319 postgraduate and 351 PhD graduates.

Record 620 PhD Degrees Awarded at IIT Bombay

The institute recorded rise in doctoral degree awards this academic year. Over past five years, the number of PhD graduates at IIT Bombay had ranged from around 300 to nearly 500.

As per institute faculty, this increase was partly linked to a review of students whose research had remained pending for several years. Nearly 100 to 125 students were identified with research pending for more than eight years.

Chemistry Leads Autumn PhD Conferrals

Of 351 PhD degrees awarded during Autumn session, Department of Chemistry recorded the highest number of doctoral conferrals with 47 degrees. Electrical Engineering followed with 30 PhD degrees, while Mechanical Engineering awarded 27 doctoral degrees. Biosciences and Bioengineering recorded 24 PhD degrees. Humanities and Social Sciences and Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science each awarded 23 PhD degrees during Autumn session.