IIIT Hyderabad 24th convocation 2025: 529 graduates, gold medal, awards and new director announced

The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), conducted its 24th convocation. A total of 529 students graduated on July 12, 2025.

Vineeth Bhat, B.Tech (Honours) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), was awarded the IIITH gold medal in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. Revanth Kumar Gundam (B.Tech in Computer Science and Master of Science in Computational Linguistics by Research dual degree) was awarded Best All-rounder for his notable contributions in academics, extra-curricular activities, and IIITH services. Pradeep Kumar Pal (Ph.D. in Computational Natural Sciences) received the Banyan Award for consistent voluntary efforts relating to student affairs.

Commending the graduating students, Prof. P.J. Narayanan, Director, IIITH, said, “The graduating students of 2025 are joining the professional world formally today, out to chart their own paths in this increasingly competitive and complicated world. I am confident you possess highly useful skills in your area and immense creativity to apply those to different problems. Above all, I urge you to travel your life’s journey with deep concern and caring toward the society around you. We expect the best from you in the coming years and are confident you will exceed our expectations”.

Prof P.J. Narayanan also announced that he will soon be stepping down as the Director of the institute, after a tenure of over 12 years, and will continue as a faculty member at the institute. Prof. Sandeep Shukla of IIT Kanpur will be the next Director, starting this August. Chief guest Ms Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog, and former president of Nasscom, congratulated the graduating students and wished them well for their future endeavours.

The graduating batch consists of 529 students (B.Tech – 109; B.Tech Honours – 64; Dual Degree – 101; Master of Science by Research – 49; M.Tech – 141; Ph.D. – 17 and MSIT – 48). A total of 128 companies registered for placements; 75 companies conducted interviews.