# AdtU confers degrees on 1,885 graduates at 13th convocation 2026-08-22T11:09:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Assam down town University (AdtU) held its 13th convocation at its Panikhaiti campus in Guwahati on Friday, awarding degrees to 1,885 students. The graduates included 1,427 undergraduates, 436 postgraduates, and 22 PhD scholars, among them 95 international students from eight countries. The ceremony was presided over by Assam Revenue Minister Keshab Mahanta as chief guest, with L&T EduTech head Febin M.F. as special guest. A D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) was conferred on SM Group CMD Sarat Kumar Jain for his contributions to business and industry. Gold medals were awarded to Pragyan Kalita (best undergraduate) and Juganta Kr. Kalita (best postgraduate). The university reported that 961 graduating students secured employment through 125 campus placement drives and a mega job fair involving over 200 companies, while 234 others proceeded to higher education. ## Indian Opinion Analysis AdtU, founded in 2010, has grown from 163 students to now having conferred 11,218 degrees across 13 convocations, with 145 doctoral degrees among them. The 2026 batch's placement rate of roughly 51% (961 of 1,885) and Rs 16 crore in research funding underscore the university's focus on employability and innovation in the Northeast. The next milestone to watch is how many of the 59 student innovation teams and four start-ups translate into commercial ventures or patents beyond the seven already granted. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Straight news report of convocation facts, no framing slant. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Assam down town University, Guwahati, Keshab Mahanta Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/adtu-confers-degrees-on-1885-graduates-at-13th-convocation/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/adtu-confers-degrees-on-1885-graduates-at-13th-convocation/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/