 The academic position will enter the hall You are requested to stand up. The convocation will commence with an invocation Bande Mataram and Tamartha Ayvarata. You are requested to stand during the recital of the invocation Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thirayadapadi, Pardini, Samyavaragal Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokharyal Genishank Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru O. Paneer Selvamavaragal Chairman Board of Governors, Dr. Pawan Goenka Members of the Board of Governors, Members of the Academic Senate, Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic Core Chief Guests of the Degree Distribution Programs Distinguished Guests, Colleagues, Alumni Graduates, Award Winners and their family members My greetings to everyone assembled here on this joyous occasion and a special welcome to our dear graduating students 2019 is a momentous year for IIT Madras as we complete 60 years since inception We are indeed honored and privileged that the Prime Minister of India, Shrinarendra Modi Ji, has found the time and Thought it fit to grace our convocation this year We are extremely grateful to you sir for this gesture, which we shall cherish for all time That Chennai was the chosen location for the third IIT in India was in great measure due to the alacrity shown By the Tamil Nadu government in making available this wonderful location for its campus We owe a special gratitude to the state government for its unstinting support to the Institute ever since Including the provision of land for the IIT Madras research park and for further expansion of the campus at Tayur The Ministry of Human Resources Development of the government of India has nurtured IIT Madras with utmost care If we have grown today to become one of the premier institutions of the country and Have earned global recognition. It is in substantial measure due to the generosity of MHRD It is no exaggeration Therefore the state that we exist in order to serve the country and her people We express our deepest gratitude for generous assistance of the German government in our formative years More than 75 German faculty and technical staff served at IIT Madras and our laboratories are fully equipped with the best Machinery then available in keeping with their famed quality the German equipment kept working until finally We were forced to retire them to overcome obsolescence Though we still cling to a few We continue to have thriving collaborations not just with German universities, but with many other leading universities from across the world Today, we are awarding four PhD degrees jointly with the University of Technology Sydney Swinburne University and National Singhua University The first batch of hundred and four hundred and seven students graduated in 1964 and the first PhD degree was awarded in 1965 today 2584 degrees including 371 PhD degrees will be awarded Over the past 60 years more than 40,000 alumni have stepped out of our portals and made a mark for themselves and the Institute Among them are captains of industry leading scientists of India's space difference and nuclear establishments academicians of global renown Entrepreneurs who have created entirely new industries civil servants of distinction and even the famous musician or two many of our alumni partners Engaged with the Institute in various ways Including outreach to engineering college students in order to help them with internships startups and industry exposure We recall with gratitude the efforts of about 1800 faculty members and 2,400 staff members who have toiled under the stellar leadership of 11 directors during the 60 years It was not easy to remain wedded to excellence when resources was scarce and global contacts limited While the Institute has grown steadily since inception It has done so by leaps and bounds in the last decade since our golden Jubilee in this period Our students strength has doubled We have built a large number of new hostels academic buildings and Residences even as we have ensured that our campus retains is greenery and it's fauna between 2019 18 and 9 and 19 our faculty strength is blown by 50 percent and research scholar population has nearly trebled While research funding is outpaced this to go up by six times our research output to has gone up dramatically in this period IIT Madras prides itself on its research collaborations with industry It's industrial consultancy center harking back to 1973 mentored by the Germans before they departed The startup ecosystem at IIT Madras is known for its deep technology startups and counts amongst them the best in the country Given this remarkable growth our alumni and other donors have affirmed their faith in their alma mater By increasing their contributions 40 fold in this period to touch rupees 73 crores annually last year These key performance indicators have led to the Institute being ranked first among engineering institutes in the NIRF rankings First in the other innovation rankings and most recently being declared and it's as an institution of eminence Perhaps less well known are the several technological contributions of our faculty students and startups That have had a deep and lasting impact on our people in the country as These do not show up in any ranking framework Among the first high impact projects undertaken was a saving of India's fast depleting forests by replacing wooden railway sleepers IIT Madras and Indian Railways designed and tested the country's first pre-stressed Pre-stressed concrete sleeper in the only laboratory then equipped to do so IIT Madras also helped a dozen entrepreneurs set up manufacturing lines for the sleepers in The 80s IIT Madras designed for Durdarshan about 30 self-standing concrete towers for the first time in India at different places Ranging from Kasauly in the north to Rameshwaram in the south from Bhuj in the west to Eta Nagar in the east At 330 meters some of these remain today the tallest free-standing structures in the country The tower at Bhuj was among the few buildings to survive the devastating earthquakes of 2002 When India was looking for an alternative the investment heavy landline telephones in the 90s IIT Madras developed and commercialized technology for fixed wireless telephones Costing only a third as much as landlines more than a million lines were deployed when also exported to dozen countries Today we have teamed up with seven other institutes to build a complete end-to-end 5g wireless system 1985 IIT Madras has been taking up important tasks for ISRO including some for the Chandrayaan mission Two years from now Indian astronauts will travel to space and return in the crew module whose splashdown was successfully tested in 2014 in the Bay of Bengal In 2012 IIT Madras had designed and tested for ISRO a four-to-one scale model in its wave basin One of only two in the country that can simulate ocean conditions The National Cancer Tissue Bank at IIT Madras has still yet collected tissue samples from more than 3,250 patients and completed genome sequencing of 320 breast cancer samples for establishing an India specific cancer genome database When floods devastated Kedarnath in 2013 our National Center for Safety of Heritage Structures carried out for ISI Subsoil and vibration tests safety assessment for hydrostatic and earthquake loads and recommended steps for structural conservation seismic retrofit and health monitoring In order to attain 100% electrification of homes under the Prime Minister's so bhagya scheme IIT Madras provided its off-grid solar DC technology in partnership with startup Sydney for around 45,000 homes in totally inaccessible regions of Rajasthan, Ladakh, Manipur, Assam and Meghalaya Based on 20 years of nanotechnology research Amrith filters developed by our center for clean water are delivering arsenic and iron-free water at 2 paisa per liter To cover a million people in Punjab and Bengal every day The country's only approved mobile eye surgery facility jointly developed by IIT Madras and Shankar Netra Has performed more than 20,000 cataract surgeries in villages across Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand Partnering with Jay Mitra the country's first bench top Blood testing equipment I want is revolutionizing clinical testing in small towns across the country IIT Madras has brought to bear its knowledge of the science of tire dynamics to help JK tires create India's most fuel-efficient Truck tires that compete with the global best in class After helping revive the Eden channel in the Haldia port resulting in avoidance of dredging spoils as well as an annual savings of rupees 250 crores Our national port center is now optimizing the dredging for the Ghoogha Dahage Roro service As advanced manufacturing technology is key for the make in India program IIT Madras has collaborated with many machine tool builders to develop state-of-the-art machines some of which are embargoed We provide in partnership with the startup Dhwani advanced inspection machines for critical precision manufacturing The problem of high wear of the cold drawing dies in the manufacture of seamless tubes at TI has been addressed by IIT Madras using chemical vapor deposition Diamond coated coating technology that has increased dye life four times and provided better product finish The indigenous Shakti family of microprocessors with architectural support for machine learning fall tolerance and security are being used both in critical applications as well as by industry Our work for the Tamil Nadu government spans many dimensions. The Tamil Nadu accident and emergency care initiative Designed by IIT Madras has had an immediate impact in reducing trauma related mortality and is now being adopted by Morth as a Pan India model The state health resources center on our campus has carried out a study of the chief minister's comprehensive health insurance scheme and published the Tamil Nadu health accounts We carry out cyber security studies at the cyber arangam and assist in infrastructure projects and pollution control through the center for urbanization buildings and environment Affordable environmental friendly and rapid construction glass fiber reinforced gypsum housing technology developed at IIT Madras Was used to construct hostels at IIT Tirupati and now is ready for nationwide adoption to tackle the housing challenge With nearly 200 startups incubated at the IIT Madras research park till date Some early ones are now approaching unicorn status What started as a student prototype in 2014 is now India's leading e-scooter the aether 450 The conversational AI company uniform is making waves globally with its voice driven technologies And small dairy farms are being automated and assisted through iot and cloud based intelligence by Stellapse We are confident several more which join their ranks each year as we go forward India will grow rapidly over the next 15 years and IIT Madras will do more than its share to make this happen As the world changes rapidly around us accelerated by the revolutions in automation artificial intelligence and new materials It is not enough to aspire to rise to the level of the best in-class institutions of today Tomorrow's model university must not only produce the best graduates and most advanced research discoveries But should simultaneously also be of utmost relevance to the community and country through the impact of its work and through startups IIT Madras aspires to reach the highest peaks of both excellence and relevance And thus serve the country and our people in an exemplary manner Before I conclude I congratulate the graduating class of 2019 and the award winners today For their hard work and stupendous performance IIT Madras is proud of you and it's confident that you will keep the flag of our institute Flying high jai Hind Honourable prime minister of India Srinand Ramoori g Honourable governor of the state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Purohiji Respected chief minister of the state Respected minister of HRD, Sri Pokhriyal Deputy chief minister of the state esteemed members of the board of governors Professor Bhaskar Ramoorthy Director of IIT Madras Members of the senate faculty and staff of IIT Madras Special invitees guests family members and above all the distinguished graduating class of 2019 It is my pleasure to welcome you To the dimensionably year of IIT Madras and its 56th convocation ceremony On behalf of the board of governors I'm privileged to welcome our honorable prime minister Srinand Ramoorthy to IIT Madras An enigmatic visionary and a progressive leader Sri Moorthy is rallying the nation towards a new and modern India The Sutsubhaya Tabiyan digital India program Making India initiative GST implementation Direct benefit transfer and much more Have all been harbingers of change For us engineers and scientists The most exhilarating interventions are the nine mission mode projects of the prime ministers Science technology and innovation council Which range from biodiversity to artificial intelligence Welcome Sri Moorthy to a convocation ceremony. We are indeed honored to have you with us IIT Madras' emphasis on research, teaching, entrepreneurship, holistic development and contribution to society Has once again cemented its number one rank in the national institute ranking for 2019 fourth year in a row This is a result of the collective commitment Of our faculty, administration, staff and students towards IIT Madras' holistic strategy roadmap And you, class of 2019 Have a very special distinction of graduating not just from the number one ranked engineering institute in India But also an institute of excellence My heartiest congratulations to each one of you For joining the elite league of IIT alumni Being an IIT alumni myself I can say that this is a badge of privilege and honor But also of responsibility and expectations I have been associated with this illustrious institute at the chairman of the board of governors since 2014 Excellence in teaching of this institute is acknowledged globally What is not so well known is the excellence of research As director had just shared some examples with you Based on my visits to various departments over the years I can confidently say That the quality of R&D being done at IIT Madras can be easily compared With the best in the world Our approach and commitment to R&D and teaching Gives me and the board of governors tremendous satisfaction and immense confidence In making IIT Madras a leading engineering institute not just in India, but across the world And I thank Modiji and honorable minister of HID For the support provided to IITs both for research and for teaching Besides the spearheading next gen technology IIT Madras incubation cell Part of the IIT Madras research park is empowering entrepreneurs to address critical national challenges And redefine markets through innovation and new business models With close to 200 incubator incubations These startups founded by students alumni and faculty of IIT Madras are pushing boundaries across domains 73 of its startups are in thriving businesses and have created more than 3000 jobs See Modiji just visited some of these before coming here to this convocation ceremony Class of 2019 The next phase for you will include life defining choices Choice of being a generalist or an expert To wear business suits or lab coats Choice of being a professional or an entrepreneur Choice of foreign shorts or making it in India Wherever you go, whatever you do Your north star your north star should always be How to leverage science and technology towards building a better India The owner's lies on you to leverage what you have learned at IIT Madras And influence change for a better India Be it in the field of agriculture productivity or high tech manufacturing or artificial intelligence Or digitization or electric vehicles or deep ocean or space exploration. The possibilities are endless and friends What better time to influence the change than in modern India under the visionary leadership of see Modiji His vision is to see India among the top three economic superpowers Through science and innovation to become self-reliant pioneers of technologies and champion of change Deserving class of 2019 congratulations once again Go out go out. India is waiting for you. The world is waiting for you Make your parents proud make your alma mater proud Make your country proud God bless jai hind Does it please the members of the senate to approve the award of the degrees Of the institute to the candidates who have become eligible to receive them at this convocation Mr. Director, please award the degrees of the institute to all eligible candidates Madam registrar Please propose the number of candidates who have become eligible for the award of the various degrees of the institute at this convocation Sir, I propose that 2140 candidates be awarded the degrees of the institute at this convocation I also propose that 1359 candidates Present be awarded the degrees in person in the department degree distribution program and the rest in absentia By the authority vested in me as the chairman of the senate and the director of the institute I shall award the degrees as proposed by the registrar The degrees will be distributed by respective heads of the departments later today Mr. Dean academic courses Please read out the names of prize winners present at this august assembly May I request the honorable prime minister to present the prizes to the awardees? I request the chairman to join president of india prize for the highest cgpa in betek and dual degree and Bharat Ratna M. Ishweshwariya Memorial Prize for the highest cgpa in betek and B. Ravichandran Memorial Prize for the highest cgpa in betek in computer science and engineering all three awards go to Ms. Kavita Gopal In the 60 years of iIT madras history This is the first time our highest honor namely president gold medal is won by a girl student president of india Prize for the highest cgpa in betek and dual degree and Bharat Ratna M. Ishweshwariya Memorial Prize for the highest cgpa in betek and semen's prize all three go to the Pajumna Venkatesh Chari Srivi Srinivasan Memorial Prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree and Philips India Prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree electrical engineering go to harikumar krishnamurthy Dr. Shankar Daya Sharma Prize for the best all-round proficiency in curricular and extracurricular activities in betek is won by avaith switha Bank of Foundation Prize for the highest cgpa in betek mechanical engineering acharaj sharma kalpati ats prize Kalpati ags prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree applied mechanics shivam shrikan kalkar The diversity award for the highest cgpa in dual degree bs and ms biological science prathamesh suresh jain Dr. n r the way prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree civil engineering borker ruthwick balasaheb professor gb and raidu aithi madras prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree mechanical engineering domati shri ram Good earth shipbuilding private limited prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree never architecture and ocean engineering Gokul raj k r Professor j. shobh nadri prize for the highest cgpa in dual degree bs and ms physics tanai millen kibbe Air india prize for the highest cgpa in m tech aerospace engineering zevier arun raj Professor bv a raw endowment prize for the highest cgpa in m tech applied mechanics allen George Shushruta award for the highest cgpa in m tech biomedical steam and applied mechanics Patel twinkle ashok bhai Dr. ss shrikanta prize for the highest cgpa in m tech clinical engineering shoham samanta Dr. k subaraju memorial prize for the highest cgpa in m tech chemical engineering somnad patra three s3 balakrishan prize for the highest cgpa in m tech catalysis technology in chemical engineering mentor v poornasai abhishek k devarajan memorial prize for the highest cgpa in m tech transportation engineering steam in civil engineering anahar grijan L&T endowment prize for the highest cgpa in m tech construction technology and management nandish baba naga cmc prize for the highest cgpa in m tech computer science and engineering anup rakesh jane seamann's prize for the highest cgpa in m tech electrical engineering ahil nath Professor helmut noinset endowment prize for the highest cgpa in m tech industrial mathematics and scientific computing nivedita shehal Professor rama mohanarav memorial prize for the highest cgpa in m tech mechanical design steam in mechanical engineering vaishnav r Dr. s vaityanathan memorial prize for the highest cgpa in m tech manufacturing and precision engineering mechanical engineering tarah that Professor b sen gupto prize for the highest cgpa in m tech mechanical engineering verna depalli venkat anagasai pranav sudarshan but memorial prize for the highest cgpa in m tech metallurgical and materials engineering and beauty foundation gold medal award for the highest cgpa for woman student among dual degree m tech msc bsms both goes go to sheep puja misra Professor k a v pandalai prize for the highest cgpa in m tech ocean technology bara patre rohan prakash Professor t go in rajan prize for the highest cgpa in m tech offshore technology arwin menon she rrp sinhan vimla devy prize for the highest cgpa in m tech petroleum engineering rohan goyal shreemati jai lexmi and shreer narshiman prize for the highest cgpa in pg diploma and metro rail technology and management panem haripriya for the best academic record in post diploma in management for executives in manufacturing nmcc gold medal psychadas Gika gold medal somya gosh a mc alumni association gold medal saurabh rana Ratanarav memorial prize for the highest cgpa in msc chemistry atana gosh Professor silikori ramasasri memorial prize for the highest cga in i s cgpa in mc physics anoma ganguli Goka patasar the price for the highest cgpa in mba monisha dikshith kv arun kumar memorial prize for the best overall performance in mba vignesh balakrishan Dr. Dhillip iraragavan memorial award for the highest cgpa in five-year integrated mba program development studies anvesha pati Professor av krishwara memorial award for the highest cgpa in five-year integrated mba program english studies divya vijay kumar ke echo imagination excellence award for the highest best phc thesis in the area of environmentally friendly green technologies nehi bakya laxmi and krisha yungar award for the best project thesis in the field of solar alternative energy application energy efficiency pollution abatement infrastructure improvement divanshu kumar and iran uzzut wasan avin Thank you, sir for the big moment. We're all waiting for I invite the honorable Prime Minister Shinren Ramoji to give his congregation a convocation address of the board of governors Members of the board of the governor's director professor Ramurthy faculty of this great institution distinguished guests and My young friends who are standing the friends standing on the threshold of a golden future It is a great pleasure to be here today in front of me is both a mini india and the spirit of new india There is an energy vibrancy and positivity I can see the dreams of the future in your eyes I could see the destiny of india in your eyes friends I want to congratulate the parents of those graduating imagine their pride and joy they have struggled they have sacrificed to bring you to this juncture in your lives they have given you your wings so that you can take flight this pride is also reflect in the eyes of your teachers they have created through their untiring efforts not just good engineers but also good citizens I also want to highlight the role of the support staff the silence behind the scenes people who prepared your food kept the classes clean kept the hostels clean in your success they too have a role to play before moving on my student friends to join me to applaud your teacher in support staff with standing avation and thank you this is a remarkable institution I am told that here the mountains move and the rivers are stationary we are in the state of Tamil Nadu which has a special distinction it is home to the oldest language in the world Tamil it is home to one of the newest languages in India the IIT Madras Lingo that you will miss you will surely missing Sarang and Sastra you will miss your wingman there are something you will not miss most notably you can now buy top quality footwear without any fear you are indeed fortunate you are passing out such a fantastic institute at a time when the world is looking at India as a land of unique opportunity just written from America during this visit I made many heads of state business leaders innovators investors in our discussions there was one third common it was optimism about new India confidence in the abilities of the young people of India the Indian community had made a mark for itself all over the world especially in science technology and innovation who is powering this lot of them are your IIT seniors you are making India stronger globally these days I interact with young officers clearing up the UPSC exam the number of IIT graduates will surprise both you and me you are also making India a more developed place and go to the corporate world and you will see many many who studies in IIT thus you are also making India more prosperous friends I see the foundation of the 21st century resting on three crucial pillars of innovation teamwork and technology each of these complement each other friends I just came from the Singapore India hackathon their innovators from India and Singapore working together they were finding solutions to common challenges all of them devoted their energy towards one direction these innovators came from different backgrounds their experiences were different but all of that merged our creating solution that helped not only those in India and Singapore but also to the world this is the power of innovation teamwork and technology it manifests not a select few but everyone today as India is inspiring to become a 5 trillion dollar economy your innovation aspiration and application of technology will fuel this dream it become the bedrock of India's big lift into the most competitive economy friends IIT Madras is a prime example of how a decade old institution can transform itself to meet the needs and aspirations of the 21st century a little while ago I visited the research park established on campus this is the first such effort in the country I saw an extremely vibrant startup ecosystem today I was told that so far about 200 startups have been incubated here it was good fortune to see some of them I saw efforts in electric mobility internet of things healthcare artificial intelligence and more all these startups should create unique Indian brands which will make their place in the world market in future friends India's innovation is a great blend of economics and utility IIT Madras has gone in that tradition here the students and researchers take up the toughest problems and come up with a solution that is accessible and workable for all I am told students here intern with startups write codes from their rooms that too without food or sleep except for the hungry and no sleep part I hope that spirit of innovating and pursuing excellence continue in the time to come friends we have worked to create a robot ecosystem for research and development in our country friends machine learning artificial intelligence robotics, state of the art technologies are now all being introduced students much earlier we are working to create adult incurring labs all over the country once the students comes to an institution like yours and want to work on innovations there are adult incubation centers being created in many institutions the next challenge is to find a market to develop a startup the startup India program is designed to help you meet these challenges this program will support innovations to find their way to the market in addition in order to promote research and development in the country we have created the prime minister's research fellowship friends it is the result of these efforts that India is today one of the top three startup friendly ecosystems what is the best part of India's right in the startup that this right is powered by people from tier 2, tier 3 cities and even rural India in the world of startups the language you speak matter far less than the language you can code in the power of your surname does not matter you have the opportunity to create your own name what matters is your marriage friends do you remember when you first began prepare for the IIT remember how tough things look but your hard work made the impossible into possible there are many opportunities awaiting you not all of them easy but what today looks impossible is only waiting for your first step to same within reach do not be bogged around break things down in steps as you move from one step to another you will see the problem getting solved in front of you bit by bit the beauty of human endeavor lies in possibilities so never stop dreaming and keep challenging yourself that way you will keep evolving and becoming a better version of oneself friends I know that there are great attractive opportunities waiting for you when you step out of this institution make use of them I have however request to make you all of you no matter where you work no matter where you live do also keep in the mind the needs of your motherland your mother India think of how your work innovation and your research could help a fellow Indian not only if this your social responsibility it also makes immense business sense can you find most cost effective and innovative ways to recycle water used in our homes offices, industries so that our fresh water extraction and use is reduced today as a society we want to move beyond single use plastics what can be an environment friendly replacement that offers similar use but not similar disadvantages this is when we look towards our young innovators like you take healthcare many of the disease that affect a large section of the population in the near future will not be the traditional contagious disease it will be lifestyle disease such as high potential type 2 diabetes obesity stress with a field of data science maturing and with the presence of data around the disease technologies can find a way to find patterns in them when technology comes together with data science diagnostics behavioral science and medicine interesting insight can emerge are there things that can be done to reverse the spread are there patterns that we need to be very very often can technology answer these questions will I at the students take this up I speak about fitness and healthcare because high achievers like you may run a risk of neglecting your own health because you are so immersed in work I urge you to be active participants in the feed India movement both by focusing on personal fitness and by furthering innovation in healthcare friends we have seen that there are two types of people those who live and those who merely exist it is for you to decide do you want to exist or do you want to live life to the fullest consider a bottle of a medicine well pass is expired age perhaps even a year pass is expired age the bottle exists perhaps the packaging also looks attractive the medicine inside also still exists but what is its use can life be like this life should be lively and purposeful and the best recipe the best recipe for living a full life to know to understand and to live for others Swami Vivekananda rightly said they alone live who live for others friends your convocation Saribani indicates the conclusion of your current course of study but it is not the end of your education education and learning is a continuous process we live we learn I wish you all again a bright future dedicated to the good of humanity thank you thank you very much and all the best very much sir for the truly inspirational address graduates of the year I charge you that in thought word indeed you will ever maintain the purity, dignity and integrity of your profession and the honour of our institute graduates of the year please stand and take the pledge we the graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology hereby pledge that we shall in thought word indeed ever endeavour to be scrupulously honest in the discharge of our duties that in all circumstances we shall uphold the dignity and integrity and integrity of our profession the honour of our institute and the nation and that we shall devote all our energies to promote the unity and particular ideal of our country and utilise our knowledge of our nation and society the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute the honour of our institute Through innovative design and adaptation, IIT Madras has developed a doom and electronic jacket which has increased productivity by 300 percent. I declare the convocation closed. Please stand for the national anthem.