Dear Graduand,

It is a pleasure to inform you that the first Convocation of the Institute will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013. I welcome you to be present on this occasion to receive your Degree. However, if you are unable to attend the ceremony, please let us know and arrange to receive the degree in absentia. The fee payable for issuing the degree is Rs. 1000/-. Please fill up the prescribed Proforma (Form A) sent to you via e-mail and return the same to the Office of Academic Affairs latest by April 15, 2013. You must carefully check the spelling of your name which will appear in the degree (both in Hindi and English).
Please note that admission to the Convocation will be subject to:

• Clearing all your outstanding dues, if any and submission of the completed “No Dues Certificate” to the Office of Academic Affairs latest by 5 PM on April 30, 2013 (Tuesday).
• Possessing the admit card, which can be obtained from LHC Bhauri, L3 between 02:00 and 03:00 PM on May 2, 2013 (Thursday).
• Reporting for the rehearsal at the Auditorium (L5, LHC, Bhauri Campus), on May 02, 2013 at 5.00 PM sharp.

The academic regalia to be worn for receiving the degree will be available at the Institute on hire on deposit of a security of Rs. 500/- (refundable) and hire charges as fixed by the vendor (approximately Rs. 300/- (non-refundable)). The gowns must be returned immediately after the Convocation for refund of security. The issue of gowns will start at 03:00 PM sharp on the date of the rehearsal i.e. May 2, 2013 at L3 (LHC, Bhauri Campus).
Should you wish to have your parents or spouse attend the Convocation ceremony, we will be very happy to extend them an invitation. Please write to the Superintendent, Office of Academic Affairs latest by April 15, 2013, giving names and addresses of your parents or spouse in accordance with the proforma in ‘Form B’ e-mailed to you.
For any other information, please call the Office of Academic Affairs (0755-4092 315). I look forward to seeing you at the Convocation.
With best wishes for a bright future as IISERB alumnus.

Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Coordinator, Academic Affairs

GUIDELINES FOR DEGREE RECIPIENTS

DATE: MAY 2, 2013

• Graduands are requested to participate in the mandatory rehearsal on May 2, 2013 at 05:00 PM at Auditorium, L5, LHC, Bhauri Campus, failing which inclusion in the convocation ceremony is not possible.
• Please collect your admit card as well as the entry pass for parents/guardians/spouse at the stipulated time. Carry your Institute ID card with you for identification.

DATE: MAY 3, 2013

• Please reach LHC, L3 by 03:00 PM on May 3, 2013 to receive the convocation gown. Please carry your Institute ID and admit card.

DATE: MAY 4, 2013

• Please reach the LHC bus-stop by 05:00 PM on May 4, 2013. Please carry your admit card.
• You should be dressed in your academic regalia. Please line up in an orderly fashion and follow instructions given by the faculty-in-charge till you are called out to join the academic procession.
• If case of any difficulty, contact Mr. Pushp Raj Patel, Academic Affairs in the auditorium. Maintain the solemnity of the function.
• Please limit your guests (parents/guardians/spouse) to two. Also please have them carry their entry pass.
• The Convocation Ceremony is a sacred ceremony; please maintain decorum and dignity befitting the occasion.
• Children below 18 years are not allowed in the Convocation Ceremony.
• Do not bring water bottles, juice cartons, and edible items into the auditorium.
• Please ensure that the cell phones, handhelds, tablets etc are “switched off” while you are inside the auditorium.
• Please ensure that your vehicles are parked in the parking lot only.
• The entire audience will remain standing at their respective seats as the Academic Procession enters and proceeds towards the dais, and will continue to remain standing until the end of the invocation.
• The Chairperson, Board of Governors, will declare the First Annual Convocation open, which will be followed by award of degrees.
• Degrees will be awarded to all degree recipients (whose names are printed in the Convocation Brochure).The candidates will remain standing at their places.
• The candidates will line-up (in accordance with their roll numbers) and proceed as their names are called out, to the podium via the left stairs (invocation team side), receive the degree, alight from the podium via the right stairs (DOAA office side), and return to their respective seats. While moving to the dais for receiving the degree from the Chairperson, Senate, they should bow to the dignitaries seated on the podium mid-stage, and also bow to the Chairperson, Senate before receiving the degree.
• The Chairperson, Academic Senate will admit and charge them to be worthy of the degrees conferred on them.
• The prizes and medals will then be presented by Chairperson, BoG.
• The winner of the President’s Gold Medal will read out the pledge in Sanskrit and English and all the degree recipients will stand up and take the oath by reciting the same.
• The winner of the Presidents Gold Medal will deliver the valedictory addresses.
• Audience will stand during the National Anthem.
• Academic Procession will leave the auditorium. The audience will remain standing till the Procession leaves the Hall.

The honour of Valedictorian is bestowed upon the winner of the President's Gold Medal. The valedictory address is an inspirational speech that aims to highlight the accomplishments of the graduating class, while recognizing all individuals responsible for their successes. The primary aim of the valedictory address is to allow the Valedictorian to bid farewell to the Institute, on behalf of the graduating class.

Valedictorian 2013: Mr. Arshad Akbar, Department of Chemistry