Indira Gandhi National Open University - Convocations in The Past

Convocations in The Past

Convocation Held On Chief Guest Designation Honoris causa Awarded Number of Degrees/ Diplomas/ Certificates/ Awarded
Ist 21.02.1989 Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister Dr. Shridath S. Ramphal, Secretary General, COL 1171
IInd 27.04.1991 Dr. S. D. Sharma Vice President 3807
IIIrd 25.04.1992 Arjun Singh Minister for Human Resource Development 4907
IVth 05.05.1993 R. Venkataraman Former President of India G. Ram Reddy, Former VC of IGNOU 4444
Vth 16.04.1994 James A Maraj President of COL James A Maraj, President of COL 7580
VIth 06.05.1995 Madhav Rao Scindia Ministry for Human Resource Development 9246
VIIth 11.05.1996 Justice R.N. Mishra Chairman, National Human Rights Commission 12301
VIIIth 08.03.1997 Madhu Dandavate Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 16149
IXth 07.03.1998 Krishna Kanth Vice President 25080
Xth 14.03.1999 Dr. Karan Singh Member of Parliament Mahasweta Devi, Eminent Writer & Social Worker 33119
XIth 04.03.2000 K. C. Pant Deputy Chairman Planning Commission V. C. Kulandaiswamy, Former VC of IGNOU 53328
XIIth 03.03.2001 M. G. K. Menon Eminent Scientist 62369
XIIIth 21.03.2002 Murali Manohar Joshi Minister for Human Resource Development 78074
XIVth 22.02.2003 Sir John Daniel Assistant Director General, UNESCO and Former VC of UKOU
  • Sir John Daniel
  • Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman, ISRO
 81931
XVth 21.02.2004 Dr. K. Kasturirangan Former Chairman, ISRO and Former Secretary Department of Space, Government of India, Member of Rajya Sabha
  • Field Marshal S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
  • Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa
 74603
XVIth 05.03.2005 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam President of India
  • Kamal Idris, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO), Geneva
  • Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO
 71298
XVIIth 18.02.2006 Dr. Anil Kakodkar Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
  • N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys
 75174
XVIIIth 17.03.2007 Justice K. G. Balakrishnan Chief Justice of India
  • M. S. Swaminathan, Renowned Agricultural Scientist
 111699
XIXth 16.02.2008 Dr. Hamid Ansari Vice- President, Republic of India
  • C. N. R. Rao
  • Dr. Anil Kakodkar
  • M.S.Valiathan
  • Pandit Shiv Kumar
  • Rahman Rahi
  • Indira Goswami
 101346
XXth 28.02.2009 R Natarajan Former Chairman AICTE
Former Director IIT Madras
XXIst 15.03.2010 S K Joshi Former Director General CSIR Gen. Deepak Kapoor 135,000

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