The 62nd Convocation of Indian Institute of Madras (IITM) held in Chennai on 11 July 2025. Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India, was the Chief Guest of this Momentous gathering. 

A total of 3,227 students graduated during the 62nd Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).

As many as 3,661 Degrees (including Joint and Dual Degrees) were awarded to the students on the occasion.

A total of 529 PhDs were also awarded, which included PhDs, Joint Degree PhDs with foreign institutions and Dual Degree PhDs.

IIT Madras has had an eventful year, with many major milestones, including incubating more than 100 deep-tech start-ups for the first time in one financial year (2024-25), filing more than 400 patents and exceeding the vision of ‘One Patent a Day’ set out by Prof. 

V. Kamakoti, Director, admitting artists in the first batch under ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence’ (FACE) category, and witnessing the first-ever IIT Madras-incubated start-up going public (Ather).

The Chief Guest of the occasion was Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India, with Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Padma Vibhushan (2024) Awardee and Internationally-acclaimed Bharatanatyam Dancer being the Guest of Honour.