Utilizing digital avatars, IIT Bombay holds convocation for students and professors

The CIOReviewIndia Team | Monday, 24 August 2020, 11:43 IST

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Due the COVID-19 outbreak, the 58th annual convocation ceremony was held in a virtual reality mode.

"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.

The degree certificate from the personalized avatar of the Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri would be given to each graduate.

Speaking on the occasion, the director said, “Providing a virtual reality experience to all our graduates needed not only highly innovative steps but also a tremendous effort by our professors and staff. They did it for the students. Hopefully this will enthuse our graduates as well as other engineers in the country to think big and think innovatively."

“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," he added.

The chief guest was Prof. Duncan Haldane, who is the 2016 Noble Price winner in Physics. Moreoever, he was also the professor of Princeton University.

The chief guest was Prof. Duncan Haldane, who is the 2016 Noble Price winner in Physics. Moreover, he was also the professor of Princeton University. The guest of honor was Stephan Schwarzman, who was the CEO, Chairman and also the Co-Founder of Blackstone.

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