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Kancheepuram Press Release
Kancheepuram Press Release
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, “----------------.”
Institute Gold Medal for the Best Graduate for securing highest CGPA across Branches in each
Programme
Mr. Harish K M, B. Tech
Institute Gold Medal for the All Rounder of 2022 Graduating Batch for outstanding overall
performance in academic, sports, technical, cultural and Institute activities
Best Project Awards - Institute Gold Medal for the Best Interdisciplinary Project in each
programme
Mr. Sreekiren D S, B. 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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