The sixth convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal was held on Wednesday in the Institute campus at Bhauri, Bhopal. PhD degree, BS-MS (Dual Degree), MS Degree and BS Degree were awarded to the graduates at the convocation. These included one BS Degrees, 130 BS-MS Dual Degrees, 27 MS Degrees, and 40 PhD Degrees.
The President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal and four proficiency medals were awarded during the convocation.
The medal recipients were Rohit Prasad Bhatt (President's Gold Medal), Shreya Gupta (Director's Gold Medal), Shreya Gupta (Proficiency Medal-Biological Sciences), lalkrishnan PH (Proficiency Medal-Chemistry), Ritwik Upadhyay (Proficiency Medal-Mathematics) and Rohit Prasad Bhatt (Profrciency Medal-Physics).
Jamshyd Naorji Godrej, Chairperson, Board of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company ltd. graced the function as the chief guest. Vipin Sondhi, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IISER Bhopal presided over the event. The Director presented the Annual Report enumerating the important achievements of the faculty and students and the progress made by the Institute in the past. The Degrees and Medals were distributed to the graduating class by Prof Vinod K Singh, Director and the Chairperson of Academic Senate. Snigdha Thakur, Dean, Academic Affairs, conducted the event proceedings.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, an Institute of National Importance, was established in 2008 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Movement of India.
The Institute offers five year BS-MS (Dual Degree) and PhD programme along with the Integrated PhD programmes in various disciplines of science and applied sciences.