# TISS swaps CJI as chief guest, fixes August 22 for convocation 2026-08-18T07:05:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports) The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has replaced Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as the chief guest for its 86th convocation, now rescheduled for August 22. Dr C S Pramesh, director of Tata Memorial Hospital, will preside over the ceremony at TISS’ Naoroji Campus in Deonar, Mumbai. The event was originally set for August 2 with Surya Kant as the chief guest, but TISS postponed it two days before, citing an inability to hold a “conducive environment” and risks to well-being. NDTV.com reports that the postponement was linked to “protest fears.” Deccanherald.com adds that students and officials told The Indian Express that concerns over possible protests and security around the CJI’s visit had been discussed on campus, with police seen there ahead of the scheduled date. The proposed appearance followed Surya Kant’s controversial “cockroaches” remark about unemployed youth and his comments on police action against student protesters in Delhi. TISS has not publicly connected the change to the CJI’s recent row at NALSAR University of Law, where students opposed him as chief guest, leading to a Bar Council of India directive later withdrawn. The institute said it would offer financial assistance to affected students on a case-by-case basis. The August 22 ceremony will cover graduating students from all TISS campuses across the country. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - deccanherald.com - ndtv.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T07:46:08+00:00. Tags: Mumbai, NALSAR, Surya Kant, TISS Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tiss-reschedules-convocation-replaces-cji-surya-kant-as-chief-guest/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tiss-reschedules-convocation-replaces-cji-surya-kant-as-chief-guest/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/