IIT Madras awards highest number of PhDs, first batch of Information Security graduate

1,962 Students graduate during 58th Convocation of IIT Madras

A total of 1,962 students graduated during the 58th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, which was held virtually today (20th November 2021). As many as 2,425 degrees (including Joint and Dual Degrees) were awarded to students on the occasion.

This includes the highest number of PhDs awarded in an academic year – 392, which includes PhDs, Joint Degree PhDs with foreign institutions and Dual Degree PhDs.

During this Convocation, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, awarded degrees virtually to 1,962 graduates including 399 B.Tech (of whom 24 with Honours), 379 Dual Degree B.Tech and M.Tech, 366 M.Tech, 139 M.Sc, 44 M.A, 42 Executive MBA, 61 MBA of whom one is jointly with the University of Passau in Germany, 148 M.S, 311 PhD and 72 Web-enabled M.Tech (including the first batch of 23 students in Information Security and 28 students in Automotive Technology) for executives. The above PhD numbers also include 6 joint degrees with Universities in Australia - one each with Curtin, Deakin and Swinburne Universities and three with the University of Technology.

Congratulating the graduating students, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras, said, “My interactions with professors, researcher scholars, startups, and students at IIT Madras have convinced me that the calibre of research and innovation in India is as good as anywhere else in the world. In the last couple of years, my belief in India to do cutting-edge research has become even stronger. I am truly impressed with what is being done at IIT Madras in areas of 5G, drones, hyperloop, space technology, 3D printing, etc. Work like this will define the ‘New India’.”

“We filed for 195 patents during the year of which 68 are international filings, and were granted 124 Indian and 5 international patents. Our Faculty have undertaken nearly fifty projects in various research areas under the Corporate Social Responsibility activities at a total value of Rs. 31.57 crores. IITM-incubated companies are together valued at ₹11,400 crores, based on their last investment data. 106 startups are in the market, having generated, despite the pandemic, revenue of ₹ 440 Cr in FY20-21 and created more than 5200 direct jobs. IITM startups have filed over 200+ patents, and 10% of the startups are founded by women, and 12% by IITM faculty,” added Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi.

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