- Dr Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan, Former Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, will be the Chief Guest on the occasion
NE EDUCATION BUREAU
GANDHINAGAR, JULY 27
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is going to host its 11th Convocation on the campus on July 30, 2022, Saturday, at 11 am. Renowned scientist and Former Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India Dr Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan will be the chief guest on the occasion.
Last two convocations were held in virtual mode owing to COVID. This convocation will be held in physical mode.
This year, a total of 397 students will graduate from the Institute.
”The event will begin with an academic procession, followed by award of degrees and medals to the students, address by the Director, and Convocation address by the Chief Guest,” says an Institute release.
The event will also be streamed online on IITGN’s YouTube channel (iitgn1).
The chief guest, Dr Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan, is a distinguished professor and former director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences. His research interests are in the fields of developmental biology, genetics and neurogenetics, and on the important principles and mechanisms that control the nervous system and muscles during development and how these neuromuscular systems direct specific locomotor behaviours. In 2012, Dr VijayRaghavan was elected a fellow of The Royal Society and was conferred up on the Padma Shri in 2013 by the Government of India.
Prof VijayRaghavan is a member of the board of governors of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, and a senior editor of the journal eLife. He also served as the secretary of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India. Dr VijayRaghavan was conferred upon Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003 by IIT Kanpur.
