August 7, 2026 12:19 PM

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PM Modi to address IIT Delhi students at 57th convocation ceremony on Aug 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 57th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi tomorrow. The Prime Minister will address over 3 thousand graduating students, including 587 Ph.D. scholars who will be conferred their degrees during the ceremony. Mr Modi will also present the Institute’s most prestigious honours, including the President’s Gold Medal, Director’s Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold Medals to the meritorious students.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Param Pragya, an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility established at the Sonipat Campus of IIT Delhi. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to significantly enhance the institute’s capabilities in AI, data science, advanced computing, and interdisciplinary research.