PM Modi To Attend IIT Kanpur’s 54th Convocation As Chief Guest Today

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the event as guests of honour.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 54th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur today, December 28. The Prime Minister will deliver the convocation address and present the major awards, an official statement said. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the event as guests of honour.

PM Modi had earlier invited suggestions from students of the institute and students and alumni of other IITs for his convocation speech.

The institute will confer honorary doctorate degrees to Professor Rohini M Godbole, Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan and Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty today.

A total of 1,723 students will receive their degrees during the convocation. A total of 80 prizes and medals will be given in the second session of the convocation later in the day.