22nd convocation held at NIT-C

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world, but technology can deliver its true potential only when guided by human intelligence, creativity, and judgment, Santhosh Kumar, president and managing director of Texas Instruments, has said.

​Delivering the 22nd convocation address at the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C) on Saturday (August 29, 2026), he said modern engineering was deeply interconnected, and the boundaries between traditional disciplines were becoming increasingly blurred.

​Speaking on the occasion, Mathew P. Tharaniyil, president of Bloom Companies, USA, said entrepreneurship was not an easy path, but every challenge was an opportunity to learn, grow, and build something meaningful.

​A total of 2,134 students were conferred degrees, the highest number of graduates in the history of NIT-C. The graduating batch comprised 1,162 BTech, 65 BArch, 18 MPlan, 575 MTech, 102 MSc, 76 MBA, and 136 PhD graduates.

​Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director, NIT-C, presided over the function.

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