IIT Gandhinagar To Conduct Its First 'E-Convocation' Due To Covid-19 Restrictions

This is IIT Gandhinagar's ninth convocation, however, its first virtual one due to Coronavirus situation.

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Gandhinagar: The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) is going to conduct its ninth convocation through online live streaming this year.  Informing about the same, IIT Gandhinagar's official twitter handle wrote:

"To celebrate the hard work of our graduating students, IITGN is organizing a virtual convocation on August 23, 11 am (IST). Shri Nandan Nilekani, Chairman & Co-Founder, Infosys will be the Chief Guest of the event. All are invited for first e-Convocation."

As stated, Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-Founder, Infosys Limited, will be the chief guest of the convocation scheduled to be held on August 23.

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This year, a lot of students have been deprived of their convocation celebrations and the joy of being with their classmates and faculty because of the Coronavirus pandemic, as because of the Covid restrictions large gatherings are prohibited and educational institutes are yet to open again. In other institutes, IIM Sambalpur and IIM Calcutta had online convocations, while IIM Lucknow postponed the ceremony that was scheduled to be held in March 2020. The 'e-Convocation' of IIT Gandhinagar will be streamed live on YouTube Channel and Facebook Page beside the institute’s website. WATCH | Top 25 news of the day in fatafat style