About convocation 2026 (6th Convocation)
It gives us great pleasure to announce that the 6th Convocation of IIT Bhilai will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, during the afternoon session. The Hon’ble Member of Niti Ayog and Former Director General of DRDO, Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, will grace the occasion as Chief Guest and deliver the Convocation Address. The event will take place at Nalanda Hall, IIT Bhilai, Durg–491002.In line with the Government of India’s initiative, Digital India, IIT Bhilai shall award degree certificates to its students in digital format, transforming towards a sustainable and environmental-friendly operation. This is the first of its kind being implemented in India. The degree certificate document shall be digitally signed by signatories and presented to the graduands in a pen-drive on the day of convocation. The same shall be further uploaded in DigiLocker, which is a government recognized digital repository, and linked with the students' profile in the repository.