A total of 5884 students collected their medals, ranks, and degrees amid proud parents in a packed hall at the Special Convocation held at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur on December 28, 2019.
Chief Guest of the event Dr TS Ravikumar, President of AIIMS Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh congratulated students for having crossed this milestone. “As we are stepping into 2020, a year of vision. SRMIST has given you a chance to create a new vision, so seized the day and enjoy it,” he says.
Echoing on the same line, Dr Damodar Acharya, Former—Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi, and Former Director IIT Kharagpur, who was the guest of honour said, “Technology is fast changing. There is a sea of change in it every day and it is important to be able to cope up with it. Organ replacing and drug developing are some of the most growing sectors. It is important for students to grow in these areas to be competent.”