new delhi at 585 women comprised 25 of the total students awarded degrees this year at the indian institute of technology delhi iitd convocation said director rangan banerjeein this convocation four phd graduates from joint phd programme of the university of queenslandiit delhi academy of research uqidar were awarded degrees even 15 international students from finland sierra leone russia bangladesh rwanda sudan nepal bhutan and ethiopia were given their degreesa total of 2357 students were awarded degrees and diplomas archit babuna a student of btech in computer science and engineering with perfect 10 cgpa was awarded the presidents gold medaldr gagandeep kang an eminent virologist and director enterics diagnostics genomics and epidemiologyglobal health bill and melinda gates foundation was the chief guest at the occasionaddressing the students kang said as you enter the next phase of your life hold onto this legacy of a scientific culture and let it inspire you in all you do you are stepping into the world equipped with the power of science and technology science has solutions to offer for many of the problems we face in the society and the privilege of receiving highquality education and training from an esteemed institution like iit delhi comes with a responsibility to use your skills for service