IIIT-HYDERABAD CELEBRATES 22nd ONVOCATION 2023

When you globalize everything, why don’t you globalize compassion: Nobel

Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, urges people 519 students graduate

record number of MS by Research and Dual-Degree students graduate this year

25 PhDs, the largest in the history of the institute

Hyderabad, 22 nd July, 2023…..: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH)
conducted its 22nd convocation and graduated 519 students and a record number of 25 PhDs and
195 Masters with a thesis.
Over 37.5% of today’s graduates – 195 out of 519 – earned their degree based on a high-quality
thesis. Graduates of IIITH’s Dual-Degree, Master of Science and Ph.D programmes continue to make
their mark in top universities and product groups globally.
Pratyanshu Pandey, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was awarded the IIITH gold
medal in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. Kandala Savitha Viswanadh (Dual
Degree in ECE) was awarded Best All-rounder for his notable contributions to academics,
extracurricular activities and IIITH services.
A total number of 131 companies registered for placements; 95 companies conducted interviews.
Nobel Laureate Mr Kailash Satarthi was the Chief Guest. Gave away convocation certificates, and
medals.
Delivering his convocation address Mr Kailash Satyarthi asked his audience why don’t they globalise
compassion. When we globalise everything, it is also the time for globalizing compassion, he said.
Convocation is the day to remember not because you have graduated. It is the day of gratitude. It is
the day to say thank you to all those who brought you here—your parents, teachers, relatives,
plumbers and carpenters, and all those involved in your life. It is the day to remember all of those,
he told the students.
When you are stepping out of the college now and entering into a competitive world, leave all your
inhibitions, worries, and fears and step into the world with confidence, Mr Satyarthi added.
Don’t chase packages, don’t go beyond packages, Mr Kailash Satyarthi advised students
Engineers mean problem solvers he said
He gave four pillars of humanity namely people, planet, prosperity and peace. Use technology save
the planet he told them. Inner peace is essential he added.

Mental health is ravaging society. It is not an illness. It is growing like wildfire. WHO (World Health
Organisation) says about one trillion US dollars is spent on it. 89 million die of depression, he said.
If half of that is spent on education, health care and other related areas we would not reach such a
mental health condition he said.
I strongly advocate globalising compassion. We need compassionate people from all walks of life.
We need compassionate political leaders.
Commending the graduating students, Prof. P J Narayanan, Director, IIITH said, “The graduating
students of 2023 are joining the professional world formally today, out to chart their own paths in
this increasingly competitive and complicated world. I am confident you possess highly useful skills
in your area and immense creativity to apply those to different problems. Above all, I urge you to
travel your life’s journey with deep concern and caring toward the society around you. We expect
the best from you in the coming years and are confident you will exceed our expectations”.
Convocation speaker Shri Kailash Satyarthi, social reformer and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace
Prize in 2014 congratulated the graduating students and wished them well for their future
endeavours.
Turing award winner Prof. Raj Reddy, Chairman, Governing Council of IIIT-Hyderabad admitted
students to their degrees and congratulated the graduating students.
The Convocation is viewable at https://youtube.com/live/9lmEM31pkow?feature=share
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR

• The graduating batch consists of 519 students (B.Tech – 81; B.Tech Honours – 72; Dual Degree –
  102; Master of Science by Research – 68; M.Tech – 131; Ph.D. – 25 and MSIT – 40).
• Nine new regular faculty members joined IIITH in the past year, and seven existing faculty were
  promoted. Several subject matter experts from the industry are engaged with teaching and
  research at the institute. We have 14 of them today.
• The team of faculty, research students, research staff, and undergraduate students produced
  about 595 papers in the top journals and conferences in the calendar year 2022. In all, 25 of our
  Ph.D. students have external competitive fellowships from TCS, IHub Data, Govt, IIT Palakad, etc.
  and several more students qualified for CSIR and UGC grants.
• IIITH’s executive education programs are being delivered in a hybrid model and have produced
  over 4,000 professionals in about four years. Currently, the 21st batch of the Artificial Intelligence
  and Machine Learning (AI&ML) program; Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (currently
  8th batch) in collaboration with Talent Sprint are in place. This joint initiative was rated as one of
  the best in the country, being recommended by NASSCOM. A similar program in Software
  Engineering for Data Science (currently 5th batch) has also seen much traction in the past year.
• The alumni have raised about INR 2.2 crore and provided financial assistance to deserving
  students on a pay-forward model. Last year alone, 61 lakhs were raised to support 62 students (37
  UG + 25 PG) of which 33 have repaid. Currently, the fund is supporting 20 students.