Title
2nd Convocation, IIT Ropar- November 30, 2013
Description
The Second Convocation of IIT Ropar was held on November 30, 2013. The Convocation was declared open by Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Institute. This was followed by a report of the Institute by Prof. M.K. Surappa, Director. Prof. Surappa started with an introduction of the Chief Guest for the Convocation, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, who is currently DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and is a very distinguished nuclear scientist of India. Prof. Surappa proceeded to introduce Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Chairman of IIT Ropar's Board of Governors who is currently also the Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore and Chairman, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur apart from being a prominent nuclear scientist.