India, July 28 -- BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus conducted its Convocation 2026 on Monday, July 27. More than 1500 degrees were conferred during the ceremony, including over 1,200 First Degree (FD) programmes, nearly 200 Higher Degree (HD) programmes, and over 100 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.

Archith Casheekar received the Gold Medal, Alok Desai was awarded the Silver Medal, and Shreya Kunjankumar Mehta received the Bronze Medal among the First Degree graduates.

Several Higher Degree students and Ph.D. scholars were also honoured for academic excellence and research contributions.

The ceremony was attended by students, parents, faculty, alumni and industry leaders, with BigBasket Co-founder Hari Menon serving as the chief guest...