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380 students graduate during IIITDM Kancheepuram’s 10th

Convocation
“----------------:” Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Finance and
Corporate Affairs

CHENNAI, 10th September 2022: A total of 380 students graduated during the tenth convocation of
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITDM
Kancheepuram), a Central Government ‘Institute of National Importance’ located near Chennai, Tamil
Nadu. This includes six PhDs, 53 M. Techs, 110 Dual Degrees and 211 B. Tech degree recipients.
The Institute was established with a unique mandate of excelling in IT and IT-enabled design and
manufacturing pedagogy and research. In line with the same, IIITDM Kancheepuram offers unique
design-centric engineering programs with specializations in mechanical, electronics and computer
engineering. Towards meeting industry demands, the Institute also launched B. Tech and M. Tech
level programmes in ‘Smart Manufacturing.’
The convocation was held in physical mode today (10 th September 2022) in the presence of chief guest
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Prof.
S. Sadagopan, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIITDM Kancheepuram, Prof. DVLN Somayajulu,
Director, IIITDM Kancheepuram, faculty, staff, students and parents.
The entire convocation can be viewed on the following link - https://youtu.be/fFyRDpxpbGM

The Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs laid the foundation stone of Institute
Auditorium and inaugurated the Centre of AI, IoT & Robotics. She also unveiled the Student’s
Wall of Honour which includes gold medal winners of all the previous convocations.

Addressing the convocation, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate
Affairs, Government of India, said, “----------------.”

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman added, “----------------.”

“----------------,” Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman concluded.

This Institute has been at the forefront of offering programs in tune with the needs of the industry. Some
of the unique programs that the Institute offers include B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and M. Tech in CSE with specialization in Data Science and
AI, among others.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. S. Sadagopan, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIITDM
Kancheepuram, said, “Since its humble beginning in 2007, the Institute has grown sizeably over the
past 15 years with a student strength of around 1600, 80 faculty, and 50 administrative and technical
staff! The purpose of an educational Institute is the creation of skilled human resources and I am happy
to see growth of the Institute both in terms of numbers and the diversity of academic and research
programs offered at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.”
Prof. S. Sadagopan added, “For most of us, this is even more special for the simple reason: this is an
entirely in-person Convocation after the two-and-a-half-year period of the pandemic. I am sure all the
graduands, their families, and the Institute fraternity are happy to be functional in the in-person mode.”
We are thankful to Ministry of Education and state administration for their kind support in organizing the
convocation.
CAMPUS PLACEMENTS & INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANCY
Presenting the annual report of the Institute, Prof. DVLN Somayajulu, Director, IIITDM
Kancheepuram, said, “In this crystal jubilee year, we (IIITDM Kancheepuram) have attained 97% of
placements with a highest CTC of Rs. 32 lakh per annum and average CTC of Rs. 10.06 lakh. Our chief
recruiters have been Amazon, AMD, Ericsson, Google, L&T, MathWorks, Microchip, Samsung, and
Zoom India, etc.”
Prof. DVLN Somayajulu added, “In 2021-22 we have received Rs. 4.39 crore rupees as sponsored
research grants taking our total funding for research and consultancy to Rs. 26.14 crore. The
departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering have received
FIST grants of around 2.30 crore sponsored by DST, Government of India. In addition to several
national and state scholarships, Saint- Gobain India has signed an eight-year agreement with the
institute to provide scholarships to 40 girl students pursuing B. Tech. Three young faculty members got
an opportunity to do high end research with worldwide top rank universities such as Stanford University
through SIRE fellowship which is sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board under DST.
Prof. DVLN Somayajulu said, “Looking back to the last 15 years since the inception, as an Institute of
National Importance, we create a new generation of engineers who are skilled in integrating design,
business, humanities, and management concepts with their core engineering fundamentals. The design
spine of our undergraduate curriculum makes our students to be designers trained to be product
developers.”

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Institute Gold Medal for the Best Graduate for securing highest CGPA across Branches in each
Programme
 Mr. Harish K M, B. Tech

Mr. Venkata Ramanan A, B Tech + M Tech Dual

Degree

Mr. Muthiah S, M. Tech

Institute Gold Medal for the All Rounder of 2022 Graduating Batch for outstanding overall
performance in academic, sports, technical, cultural and Institute activities

Mr. Vineet Sengar

Best Project Awards - Institute Gold Medal for the Best Interdisciplinary Project in each
programme
 Mr. Sreekiren D S, B. Tech

Ms. Sakthi S D, B. Tech + M. Tech Dual Degree

Ms. Pravarthana P, M. Tech

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ABOUT IIITDM KANCHEEPURAM

Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram), a
Centre of Excellence for technical education and research is established in 2007 by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India to pursue design and manufacturing-oriented engineering education and
research and to promote the competitive advantage of Indian products in global markets. The institute is located on a
51acre campus on the outskirts of Chennai, off the Vandalur-Kelambakkam road. It offers academic and research
programs that integrate engineering design, manufacturing and management with information technology. The
institute offers B. Tech, M. Tech and inter-disciplinary Ph. D programmes in core and applied areas of
engineering which focuses on IT enabled design and manufacturing in engineering sectors.
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