Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, on Sunday, August 23 held its 58th annual convocation ceremony in a virtual reality mode keeping into consideration the COVID-19 situation in the country.
‘The Institute thought it best to arrange such a VR-convocation for the graduating students so as not to put their health at risk but at the same time, not deprive them of the sense of achievement and pride of passing out of India’s premier engineering Institute,’ IIT-Bombay said in a statement.
Watch first-ever virtual convocation at @iitbombay today on @DDIndialive at 1:30 PM. pic.twitter.com/cLRu0D3GH9
— Prasar Bharati (@prasarbharati) August 23, 2020
The institute said that the students were the reason behind the digital innovation, adding that, it did not wish to deprive the students of the sense of achievement and the pride of passing out from the college.
Amazing!.@iitbombay holds its 58th convocation ceremony, awards degrees to students’ virtual avatars.@shashidigital Watch LIVE NOW on DD India – https://t.co/c7j12IR1LC pic.twitter.com/Z9VVUi9EGb
— DD India (@DDIndialive) August 23, 2020
The personalized avatar of each graduate received the degree certificate from the personalized avatar of the Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri.
A virtual tour of @iitbombay campusJoin Live for a first of its kind #VirtualConvocation https://t.co/eu6wp5O1Ur pic.twitter.com/HBI8UlBi1C
— PIB in Maharashtra (@PIBMumbai) August 23, 2020
‘A personalised avatar of each graduate received the degree certificate from the personalised avatar of director professor Subhasis Chaudhari. The medallists also received their medals from the personalised avatar of the chief guest,’ the institute added.
LIVE from #IITBombay Virtual Convocation:President of India’s Medal for 2020 goes to Sahil Hiral Shah, https://t.co/EdUFpsUBTU in Computer Science & EngineeringCheck out virtual avatar of the student receiving medal from Chief Guest and Nobel laureate Prof. @FDuncanMHaldane pic.twitter.com/XAOOXxqkNy
— PIB in Maharashtra (@PIBMumbai) August 23, 2020
‘Producing top quality graduates who would be future leaders in industry, research and academia is the primary goal of IIT Bombay. The skill they developed, the work culture they picked up and the peers they made during their studies at IIT Bombay will help them achieve success in their lives. The entire nation will be looking forward to their contributions in taking our country ahead,’ said the director.
From the virtual avatars of graduating students receiving their medals and degrees, to the procession and the ceremony was put together by a team of around 20 people over two months.
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