7thConvocation- 2018 held at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
12 August 2018
7th Convocation ceremony for the graduating students in First Degree, Higher Degree and PhD Programmes from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus was held on Sunday 12 August 2018.
The Academic procession, was led by Prof. Siva Subramanian, Acting Registrar, BITS Pilani.
In this Convocation, 793 students were eligible to receive their degrees, out of which 689 students received their first degree, 72 received their higher degree and 32 received their doctorate degree.
This year, for their outstanding academic performance, the gold medal was shared by two students, Aniket Janardhan Reddy and Arvind Rameshwar. Kevin Biju and Dusi Aditya were awarded the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award ceremony was also held during the convocation. BITS recognize its Alumni through Distinguished Alumni Awards every year. This year's winners Prof. Prabhu L Pingali the founding Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute, USA and Mr Ajoyendra Mukherjee, Executive Vice President & Global Head of Human Resources, Tata Consultancy Services were participated in this event.
In his speech, Vice Chancellor Prof Souvik Bhattacharyya congratulated the students on their success. He mentioned that the status of Institute of Eminence that has been bestowed upon BITS Pilani by the government is a testimonial to the success of its students and that the institute is thrilled to tackle the challenges that lay ahead.
In his address to the students, Prof. G. Sundar, congratulated the students and their families and wished them the best as they began a new journey. He spoke about the importance of the knowledge and experience and hoped that the students would go on to serve the nation and globe as responsible citizens and bring glory and laurels to their alma mater.