| S.No. |
Convocation |
Year / Date |
Chief Guest |
| 01 |
1st Convocation |
February 17, 1966 |
Shri D.P. Mishra, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
| 02 |
2nd Convocation |
January 05, 1967 |
Shri K.C.Reddy, Kuladhipati & Governor of Madhya Pradesh |
| 03 |
3rd Convocation |
March 11, 1969 |
Rashtrakavi & Padma Bhushan Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar |
| 04 |
4th Convocation |
February 14, 1970 |
Shri Y.B.Chouhan, Home Minister, Government of India |
| 05 |
5th Convocation |
April 25, 1971 |
Shri S.N.Sinha, Kuladhipati & Governor of Madhya Pradesh |
| 06 |
6th Convocation |
February 27, 1983 |
Prof. A.M. Khushro, Ex-Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University |
| 07 |
7th Convocation |
March 02, 1984 |
Prof. Raish Amhed, Chairman, University Grants Commission, Delhi |
| 08 |
8th Convocation |
November 08, 2001 |
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister Law & Justice, Government of India |
| 09 |
9th Convocation |
May 12, 2003 |
Shri Nitesh Kumar, Minister for Agricuture, Government of India |
| 10 |
10th Convocation |
January 28, 2004 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India |
| 11 |
11th Convocation |
April 16, 2005 |
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ex. Prime Minister, Government Of India |
| 12 |
12th Convocation |
February 27, 2006 |
Dr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission |
| 13 |
13th Convocation |
January 27, 2007 |
Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientist Adviser to the Government Of India |
| 14 |
14th Convocation |
January 10, 2008 |
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Atomic Energy Commission of India |
| 15 |
15th Convocation |
January 12, 2009 |
Dr. G. Madhwan Nayar, Chairman ISRO |
| 16 |
16th Convocation |
January 17, 2010 |
Padma Shri Govind Swarup, GMRT |
| 17 |
17th Convocation |
February 02, 2011 |
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Chairman, ISRO |
| 18 |
18th Convocation |
January 14, 2012 |
Dr. T.Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| 19 |
19th Convocation |
February 24, 2013 |
Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman, University Grants Commission New Delhi |
| 20 |
20th Convocation |
July 26, 2014 |
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President Of India |
| 21 |
21st Convocation |
February 21, 2015 |
Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, Lilly Jubilant Chair Professor, University Of Hyderabad |
| 22 |
22nd Convocation |
August 10, 2016 |
Padma Vibhushan Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, Emeritus Professor, IUCAA Pune |
| 23 |
23rd Convocation |
May 9, 2017 |
Padmabhushan Prof. Asis Datta, Distinguished Emeritus Scientist |
| 24 |
24th Convocation |
March 04 2019 |
Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
| 25 |
25th Convocation |
February 26 2020 |
Shri Ashok Vajpayee |
| 26 |
26th Convocation |
May 24 2023 |
Padmashri Dr. Y. S. Rajan, ISRO |
| 27 |
27th Convocation |
February 20 2024 |
Prof. (Dr.) Buddha Rashmi Mani, Director General, National Museum, New Delhi |
| S.No. |
Convocation |
YEAR |
Name of Honoris Causa Recipients |
| 01 |
1st Convocation |
1966 |
Shri D.P.Misra, Chif Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
| 02 |
4th Convocation |
1970 |
Justice M. Hidaytulla, Chief Justice of India |
| 03 |
9th Convocation |
2003 |
Shri Yeshwant Sinha, Foreign Minister, Government of India |
| 04 |
9th Convocation |
2003 |
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha |
| 05 |
9th Convocation |
2003 |
Shri B.H.Brij Kishor, Chairman |
| 06 |
9th Convocation |
2003 |
Shri Pardesi Ram Verma, Hindi & Chhattisgarhi Writer |
| 07 |
9th Convocation |
2003 |
Shri Jaidev Baghel, Bronce Metal Artist, Kondagaon Bastar |
| 08 |
12th Convocation |
2006 |
Padma Bhushan Shrimati Tijan Bai, Pandwani Gayika |
| 09 |
12th Convocation |
2006 |
Prof. Joseph H. Hamiltan, University Scientist ( America) |
| 10 |
13th Convocation |
2007 |
Dr. R.Chidmbram, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government Of India |
| 11 |
13th Convocation |
2007 |
Krishi Pandit Narayan Bhai Chouda |
| 12 |
14th Convocation |
2008 |
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, Atomic Energy Dept. Government Of India |
| 13 |
15th Convocation |
2009 |
Dr. G.Madhvan Nayar, Chairman, ISRO |
| 14 |
16th Convocation |
2010 |
Padma Shri Dr. Govind Swarup, Ex. Director, National Radio For Radio Astrophysics, T.I.F.R.Bombey |
| 15 |
17th Convocation |
2011 |
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan , Chairman, ISRO |
| 16 |
18th Convocation |
2012 |
Dr. T.Ramasami, Secretary, Science and Technology Dept. Government Of India |
| 17 |
19th Convocation |
2013 |
Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman ,University Grants Commission |
| 18 |
21st Convocation |
2015 |
Prof. Goverdhan Mehta,Lilly Jubilant Chair Professor, University Hyderabad |
| 19 |
22nd Convocation |
2016 |
Padma Vibhushan Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, Emeritus Professor, IUCAA Pune |
| 20 |
23rd Convocation |
2017 |
Padmabhushan Prof. Asis Datta, Distinguished Emeritus Scientist |
| 21 |
24th Convocation |
2018 |
- |
| 22 |
25th Convocation |
2019 |
- |
| 23 |
26th Convocation |
2023 |
- |
| 24 |
27th Convocation |
2024 |
Shri Madhav Kaushik |
