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Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 08:09 IST IIT Jammu conducted its first every convocation on Saturday. As many as 79 students were conferred degrees in the hybrid ceremony that marks the first batch of engineers from the institute. IIT Jammu organises first-ever convocation ceremony | Photo Credit: Twitter The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu on Saturday organised its first-ever convocation ceremony in hybrid mode on January 9, 2021. The ceremony was organized in a hybrid mode wherein a total of 79 students were conferred with B Tech degrees in the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Out of the 79 graduates, 39 received their degrees while present on campus while 40 graduates were awarded their degrees online. Taijaswaini Agarwal was awarded the President of India Gold Medal for excellent academic performance by scoring the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (C ....
After Minister s Intervention, IIT Jammu Takes Quick U-Turn on Pheran as Convocation Robes The decision to select the pheran and pakol, the traditional Kashmir attire, as the dress code for the institute s first convocation was reversed after Jitendra Singh conveyed issues regarding sensitivities . IIT Jammu students at their convocation. Photo: Twitter/IITJammu Government09/Jan/2021 Srinagar: The intervention of a Union minister meant that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu took a quick U-turn on its decision to encourage the traditional Kashmiri attire of pheran and pakol as the dress code for its maiden convocation, held on Saturday. The intervention of the minister of state in the Prime Ministerâs Office, Jitendra Singh â who is also the Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmirâs Udhampur parliamentary segment â meant that the institute was forced to revert back to the British-inspired convocation gown. ....