IIT Mandi 13th Convocation Ceremony: Celebrating the Graduates from UG, PG & Doctorate Programs
Tanya Verma
Published On - Nov 11, 2025 12:04PM IST
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi is ready to host the 13th Convocation Ceremony to celebrate the overall excellence of the fresh graduates from Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctorate courses. The ceremony is going to be held on 13th November 2025 from 09:30 am onwards, flowing the excitement among the ‘To Be Graduates’.
The convocation ceremony will be held in the Auditorium of the IIT Mandi. In the official notice issued by IIT Mandi, it is mentioned that graduates and invitees are to come and get themselves ready in the venue by 9:00 am, prior to the commencement.
Chief guest at the function will be Prof. Shekhar C. Mande, Former DG, CSIR. The inaugural event will also have Dr. Jagannath Nayak (Director, CHESS, DRDO) and Prof. Budaraju Srinivasa Murty (Director, IIT Hyderabad) as the Guests of Honour. The meeting will be presided over by Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Mandi.
13th Convocation Ceremony Timeline
Programs
Time
Invocation Ceremony
Arrival of Academic Procession
09:30 am
Vande Mataram
09:37 am
BOG Chairperson declares the Convocation open
09:38 am
Honouring of the Chief Guest & Guest of Honour
09:38 am
Director’s Report
09:48 am
BOG Chairperson’s Address
10:10 am
Scroll Sign by BOG Chairperson
10:20 am
Award of PhD, M.S., M.Tech., M.Sc., and MA Degrees
10:27 am
Address by the Guest of Honour
11:25 am
Address by Chief Guest
11:55 am
Award of B.Tech Degrees
12:15 pm
Award of Medals
12:55 pm
Pledge Taking
01:15 pm
Valedictorian’s Speech
01:20 pm
BOG Chairperson declares Convocation Close
01:28 pm
National Anthem
01:28 pm
Dress Code for the Convocation Ceremony
The convocation dress of IIT Mandi is representing the institute's setting in the Himalayas. Along with formal shoes, it includes a white/off-white (Kurta-Pyjama/Salwar-Kurta/Saree) formal Indian dress for the graduates draped with a Himachali shawl and capped. The patti (woven border) on the shawl, as well as on the cap, is a very special design for IIT Mandi.
The patti is a woven one with three colours depicting the colours of the IIT Mandi logo: green, blue, and orange. Green stands for vegetation and mountains, blue for rivers and limitless sky, and orange for paths and energy. The zig-zag pattern is typical of the region. The base colour of the shawl for the 13th convocation is golden yellow for all graduating students.
