Convocation 2022 | IIITDM Kancheepuram

Instructions

Registration of the Graduands will be from 10 AM on 09/09/2022 (FRIDAY). Registrations shall be allowed till 4PM. All Graduands who wish to receive their degrees in person on the Dais should mandatorily report for the rehearsal which is planned on 9th September 2022 at 5 PM. Registration Desk would be near Academic Block. Graduands may collect their stoles & other coupons from representatives at the registration desk. Post registration, Graduands shall assemble in the Convocation Hall latest by 4.30 PM for the rehearsal.
Attending the Rehearsal is mandatory in view of the procedures such as the protocol of degree receipt from the Chief Guest, Director and Board members, order in which the graduands movement shall happen around the stage, etc. Any miss would only alter the highly sequenced process which should happen without any announcements during the convocation and end up in confusion with the degree stack. Graduands who fail to attend the rehearsal will not be able to collect the degrees on the Convocation Dais and may collect the same from Academic Office after the convocation is over. Rehearsal Protocol is IMPORTANT to ensure synchronization with the Degree Stack which would contain the degrees / awards of only registered graduands, and any order violation would upset the Degree Stack. Cooperation of graduands is requested in this regard.
Graduands are requested to be seated in their allotted chairs (Graduand Name and Roll Nos. sticker shall be pasted on the chairs) for the rehearsal on 9th September (assemble from 4 PM) and for the convocation on 10th September (assemble from 1PM, latest by 2.15 PM). No registered graduands would be allowed to enter the convocation area after the cutoff time (2.15 PM).
All Graduands are requested to be dressed Formally befitting the academic occasion as listed below. Stoles will be issued by the Institute and Graduands should make their arrangements for the dress as per the code below. Graduands not following the dress code will not be allowed to receive the degree on the dais.

Girls: Cream colour salwar/saree

Boys: Cream colour kurta + Pyjama or Cream colour Kurta + Dhoti

Model Photo is as below:

DO's & DONT's

The Institute Convocation is a pious and academic event with established protocol to be followed over the years. All graduands are requested to cooperate with the institute in making this event a successful one and in line with the tradition.
Graduands are requested not to venture out of their seats beyond the cutoff time of 2.15 PM. You may carry water bottles with you if required. In case of any assistance student volunteers around the area may be approached.
As mentioned the event is an extremely pious one and hence indiscriminate clapping / whistling / shouting / howling etc. during the Award of Degrees shall not be entertained. You are our past students and valued ALMA matter, hence we desist from the violation clause! Your cooperation in this regard contributes to your institute's event success.
Appreciation in the form of gentle clapping for meritorious graduands (awardees) during Prize Distribution only would be allowed to be in line with the pious nature of the event. We completely appreciate the fact that each and every degree recipient is a special one for the institute and all stakeholders. However to maintain the tradition and the decorum of the event amidst the esteemed guests inclusive of you and your parents, gentle clapping for receipient of Prizes would be allowed.
You may inform your parents /friends not to approach the dais as you receive the degree / awards for any sort of photography. Institute photography team would be in place and each graduands photo would be recorded and passed on by the Administration in soft form after the convocation. It is also requested to pass on to your parents and other guests that clapping would be as per our earlier guideline in (4) above.

P.S: Please do appreciate the fact that this is one of the showcase occasions of the institute in the midst of external audience such as the Press, Board and Senate members, esteemed Chief Guest, Chairman, Director, and distinguished guests and our esteemed guest and; howling / whistling / indiscriminate clapping and other forms of disturbances, etc. would present the institute to the external world in a distasteful manner. Hence we hope that all graduands would appreciate the guidelines in the right earnest and adhere to them to make the event a successful one as a model for subsequent batches to follow. Let us also be mindful of the fact that traditions set during this year is what your immediate juniors would follow, and now you being our valued ALMA matter / Graduand would set the tone for junior STUDENTS in the right way. Wishing you the all the best in one of the most important milestones in yours and your parents life.
Let us also be mindful of the fact that traditions set during this year is what your immediate juniors would follow, and now you being our valued ALMA matter / Graduand would set the tone for junior STUDENTS in the right way. Wishing you the all the best in one of the most important milestones in yours and your parents life.