Bhubaneswar: President of India Ms. Draupadi Murmu will grace the 5th Convocation of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, here on Monday.
This year, a total of 643 healthcare professionals will be conferred degrees including 196 MBBS (Batch 2016 & 2017), 158 MD/MS (Batch 2019 & 2020), 49 DM/MCh (Batch 2019 & 2020), 21 Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDF) (Batch 2022 & 2023), 116 BSc Nursing (Batch 2017 & 2018), 62 BSc Paramedical (Batch 2018 & 2019), 41 MSc Nursing (Batch 2019 & 2020). In recognition of exceptional academic performance, 59 Gold Medals will be awarded to 31 meritorious students, including 17 MBBS students, 1 MD/MS student, 1 DM/MCh student, 3 BSc Nursing students, 7 BSc Paramedical students, 2 MSc Nursing students.
President of India, Ms. Droupadi Murmu, who will grace the Convocation as the Chief Guest and bless the graduating students with her esteemed presence, said AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, at a press briefing Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Biswas said, “Joining the President in this prestigious event will be an illustrious line-up of dignitaries including Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Mukesh Mahaling, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Ms. Aparajita Sarangi, MP (Lok Sabha), Bhubaneswar.”
The press meet also witnessed the presence of key officials including Dr. P R Mohapatra (DEAN), Lt. Col. Abhijit Sarkar (DDA), Dr. Sudiptra Ranjan Singh (Registrar), Dr. Dillip Kumar Parida (Medical Superintendent), and Dr. Vikash Bhatia.
The national institute has been ranked 12th among top medical colleges and 2nd among emerging medical colleges in the India Today-MDRA Survey 2025.
