Hyderabad: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) conducted its 21st convocation and graduated 556 students and a record number of 22 PhDs and 133 Masters with thesis.
Over 28% of today’s graduates – 155 out of 556 – earned their degree based on a high-quality thesis. Graduates of IIITH’s Dual-Degree, Master of Science and Ph.D programmes continue to make their mark in top universities and product groups globally. The 2022 batch is the first batch to graduate based on the new academic curriculum that was revised and implemented in 2018.
This year the 2020 and 2021 graduates were also invited to walk the stage and be a part of the celebrations since the institute had e-convocations the past 2 years due to COVID.
Jivitesh Jain, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was awarded the IIITH gold medal in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. He scored a perfect 10 CGPA, a first in the history of the institute. Tanvi Karandikar (B.Tech in CSE) and Madhukar Dwivedi (Master of Science in CSE by Research) were awarded Best All-rounders for their notable contributions in academics, extra curricular activities and IIITH services.
A total number of 145 companies registered for conducting placements; 76 companies conducted online recruitments and 57 companies made job offers to these graduating students.
