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NIT-K Surathkal to award 1,986 degrees at 24th convocation on 14 November
NIT-K Surathkal to award 1,986 degrees at 24th convocation on 14 November
The Story in Brief
The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT-K) Surathkal will hold its 24th convocation on Saturday, 14 November at the Silver Jubilee Auditorium, conferring degrees on 1,986 students. Postgraduate and PhD scholars will receive their degrees in the forenoon session, followed by undergraduate students in the afternoon. Chief guest J.D. Patil, president of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, will address both sessions, with board of governors chairperson M.M. Murugappan presiding.
The graduating cohort includes 967 BTech, 680 MTech, 12 MTech (Research), 66 MCA, 74 MBA, 68 MSc, and 119 PhD candidates. A total of 46 students, 11 from BTech and 35 from postgraduate programmes, will receive gold medals for the highest CGPA. Deputy Director Prof. Subhash C. Yaragal said women account for about 25% of the institute’s 7,000-odd students, and NIT-K aims to reach 50% representation for gender parity.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Hindu and The Times of India both report the same core facts: 1,986 degrees, two-session convocation on 14 November, chief guest J.D. Patil, and 46 medal winners. The Hindu concentrates on ceremony logistics, degree breakdowns, and award details, producing a neutral event announcement. The Times of India front-loads a separate statement by Deputy Director Yaragal on gender parity, women making up 25% of the 7,000-odd students and the institute aiming for 50%, then folds in the same convocation figures and adds enrolment context, including a drop in PhD graduates from about 190 in 2025 to 119 in 2026. The two stories are supplements, not competitors: one is a straight convocation brief, the other a broader institutional round-up. Readers get a full picture by combining the programme details from The Hindu with the policy and trend data from The Times of India.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehindu.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
