NEW DELHI: Delhi Technological University (DTU) conferred 7,896 degrees at its 12th annual convocation for the academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26. The degrees included 5,653 undergraduate, 1,937 postgraduate and 306 doctoral qualifications. According to the university’s annual report, the highest annual placement package during 2025-26 stood at Rs 64 lakh, while the average package was Rs 15.04 lakh.The convocation recognised academic excellence, honoured distinguished alumni and highlighted the university’s progress in research, innovation, industry partnerships and new academic programmes. The ceremony also marked the release of a commemorative book celebrating the university’s 85-year history.
DTU placement report records Rs 64 lakh highest package
According to the university’s annual report, 348 companies participated in the 2025-26 placement season, offering 1,833 jobs. The highest annual salary package was Rs 64 lakh, while the average stood at Rs 15.04 lakh.The report also highlighted DTU’s research achievements, including 39 patents and 14 sponsored research projects worth Rs 7.59 crore during 2025-26. The university completed around 36 consultancy projects valued at Rs 13.16 crore.
Madhur Aggarwal and Lavya Thapar receive Chancellor’s Gold Medals
Madhur Aggarwal and Lavya Thapar received Chancellor’s Gold Medals for outstanding undergraduate performance. Shristy Goel and Radhika Aggarwal were recognised for academic excellence at the postgraduate level.The university conferred 306 doctoral degrees, described in the university report as its highest-ever number of PhD degrees awarded. The degrees covered students graduating across the two academic years.
Distinguished alumni receive awards
Vinod Dham, known for his contribution to the development of the Pentium chip, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm, received the Entrepreneur Award.Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to Dr Soin Raj, Professor Yogi Goswami and Karnal Singh. Arun Gupta received the Alumni Fellow Award, while Pulkit Baldev was honoured with the Young Alumni Award.
DTU introduces new academic programmes
DTU has introduced an integrated Bachelor of Science-Master of Science programme in Data Science and Applied Statistics, industry-recognised micro-credential courses and a double-major option in Economics for BTech students. Three online certificate programmes covering artificial intelligence, corporate sustainability, and renewable and sustainable energy management have also been introduced.The university holds an A+ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, with a CGPA of 3.47. It ranked 30th in the engineering category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework.
Alumni pledge funds for scholarships and research facilities
DTU alumni have pledged Rs 4 crore towards scholarships and Rs 10 crore for establishing centres of excellence. The 1976 batch contributed Rs 18.32 lakh and gifted a bus to the university, while the 2001 batch donated Rs 54 lakh towards a high-performance computing laboratory.The convocation also marked the release of 85 Years of Excellence, a commemorative book documenting DTU’s journey since its establishment in 1941.