0955 hrs
Arrival of Mr Anand Mahindra, Chancellor, Mahindra University (MU) &
Guest of Honour, Chancellor Pradeep K Khosla, UC San Diego, USA - at BEST venue
1000 hrs
Arrival of the Chief Guest, Shri Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd at
BEST venue
1002 hrs
Sapling plantation by the Chief Guest & Guest of Honour
1005 hrs
Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre [BEST] - Inauguration by Chief Guest in
the august presence of Guest of Honour & Chancellor
1007 hrs - 1025 hrs
Arrival of Dignitaries at the Convocation Venue for robing
1030 hrs
Introduction of Members of Academic Procession to the Chief Guest by
Dr Medury, Vice Chancellor, MU
1034 hrs
Academic Procession enters the Convocation Venue and proceeds to the dais.
Members take their respective seats after the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and
other dignitaries are seated on the dais
1038 hrs
Lighting of Lamp
1039 hrs
Saraswati Vandana
1040 hrs
Master of Ceremonies (MC) requests the Chancellor to felicitate the Chief Guest &
Guest of Honour respectively
1042 hrs
Registrar requests the Chancellor to declare the Convocation 2026 open
1043 hrs
Chancellor declares Convocation 2026 open
1044 hrs
MC requests Dr Yajulu Medury, VC to present MU's Annual Report
1045 hrs
VC welcomes the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and other dignitaries and
presents the Annual Report
1050 hrs
MC requests the Chancellor, Mr Anand Mahindra to deliver his Address
1055 hrs
MC requests the VC to introduce the Guest of Honour
1057 hrs
Address by Guest of Honour
1107 hrs
MC requests the Chancellor to introduce the Chief Guest
1110 hrs
Convocation Address by the Chief Guest
1122 hrs
Presentation of Medals by the Chief Guest
Medal winners called to dais to receive their medals from the Chief Guest
1135 hrs
Chancellor announces - “Let the Degrees recipients be presented”
1136 hrs – 1300 hrs
Presentation of PhD/MA/MBA/LLB/M.Sc/M.Tech/BJMC/BBA/BA-BBA LLB/B.Tech
Degree recipients in groups of 6 from the podium (presented by the
Guest of Honour, Chancellor and others)
1301 hrs
MC announces that all Degree recipients should rise in their seats to take the
oath and requests the Chancellor to administer the oath
1303 hrs
MC requests the Chancellor to present a memento to the Chief Guest and the
Guest of Honour
1308 hrs
Registrar requests the Chancellor to declare the Convocation 2026 closed
1310 hrs
Academic Procession moves out in reverse order (all present remain standing
while the Academic Procession moves out of the Convocation Venue)
