IIT Bombay Held Virtual Graduation Ceremony With Avatars For Graduates And Participants

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the entire world, no one could have predicted how bad it would get. Internet users joked about holding events virtually, but that ended up coming true. Weddings, funerals, music shows, and other events have all been hosted online, and graduation ceremonies as well.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is among the schools that held a graduation ceremony virtually. But they did their best to make the online event fun and most realistic possible. Over 2100 graduates joined the VR convocation ceremony with their own avatars representing them. Not only the graduates but speakers and faculty members also participated in the online event.

The institute declared:

“The convocation is normally a chance for students to socialize with their friends and faculty one last time. This year the institute provided an opportunity for students to do so via virtual presence, allowing students to roam around a virtual campus, visit their hostels and departments virtually, and bump into/meet their friends and faculty.”

Represented by the avatars, the graduates received their diploma certificates, given by the Director Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri.

There was applause when the graduates walked on the virtual stage. The institute explained that with the priority for health, a virtual graduation ceremony was the best way of delivering degrees to the graduates. While the institute could mail the certificates to the graduates’ home, they wanted to let them enjoy the sense of pride and achievement. The ceremony was broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube.

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