The traditional convocation dress, of satin robes and gowns, hoods and mortarboards (caps), will soon be a thing of the past.
A review by The Indian Express of the 92 Central institutions — IITs, IIMs and Central universities under the Education Ministry — shows that since 2015, when the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued an advisory suggesting a change to “handloom fabric,” over 76% or three-fourths of the institutions have shed the colonial-era dress code.
As many as 70 have discarded ceremonial robes, with 62 having made the switch since 2015. Among the 23 IITs, all but IIT-Delhi have embraced Indian attire. Of these, 18 IITs made the change post-2015. These include six second- and third-generation IITs, where the first batch of students graduated after 2015 and their convocation attire was Indian.
When it comes to IIMs, while 14 of 21 have dropped the colonial dress code, not all have replaced it with Indian outfits. Of the 14 IIMs, students at seven wear Western formals with a stole, while the remaining have adopted Indian attire. However, IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Calcutta, IIM-Lucknow, IIM-Indore, IIM-Rohtak, IIM-Udaipur and IIM-Amritsar continue to follow the colonial convocation dress code. Read More
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