Important Visitors

Important Visitors:

Sr. No. Picture Name of Visitor Designation/ Area Purpose of Visit Date of Visit
1. Shri B. G. Kher Former Chief Minister of Bombay Distinguished Guest in Convocation 06-10-1951
2. Dr. Amarnath Jha Vice Chancellor of The University of Allahabad Distinguished Guest in Convocation 04-10-1954
3. Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar Indian Scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 10-10-1953
4 Shri V. T. Krishnamachari Indian civil servant and administrator Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-10-1954
5 Dr. Radhakrishnan Former President of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 10-12-1955
6 Dr. John Matthai Former Railway Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 13-10-1956
7 Shrimati Hansa Mehta  Social Activist, Educator, Independence activist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 10-12-1957
8 Dr. C. D. Deshmukh Indian Civil Servant Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-10-1958
9 Shri Sri Prakasa Indian Politician, Freedom Fighter and Administrator Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-10-1959
10 Dr. K. L. Shrimali Union Education Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 15-10-1960
11 H. E. Mehdi Nawaz Jung Indian Bureaucrat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 21-10-1961
12 Shri M. C. Setalvad Attorney General for India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-11-1962
13 Professor Humayun Kabir Poet, Novalist, Educationist, Politician Distinguished Guest in Convocation 31-11-1963
14 Shri K. M. Munshi Indian Independence Movement Activist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 29-11-1964
15 Professor M. S. Thacker Electrical Engineer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 27-11-1965
16 Prof. V. K. R. V. Rao Indian Economist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 22-10-1966
17 Dr. P. B. Gajendragadkar Former Chief Justice of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 27-11-1967
18 Dr. D. S. Kothari Eminent Indian Scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 10-12-1968
19 Rajpalshri Shriman Narayan Former Governor of Gujarat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 22-11-1969
20 Dr. Karan Singh Indian Politician, Philanthropist and Poet Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-05-1970
21 Shri G. S. Pathak 4th Vice President of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-04-1971
22 Shri H. M. Patel Indian Civil Servant Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-02-1972
23 Professor S. Nurul Hasan Indian Historian and an Elder Statesman in Government of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 11-03-1973
24 Shri K. K. Viswanathan Former Governor of Gujarat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-07-1974
25 Shri Babubhai Jashbhai Patel Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-10-1977
26 Shri P. C. Chunder Former Union Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 16-12-1978
27 Smt. Sharda Mukherjee Former Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-08-1979
28 I. G. Patel Fourteenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-06-1980
29 Shri Nani A. Palkhiwala Indian Jurist and Liberal Economist. Distinguished Guest in Convocation 19-12-1981
30 Smt. Pupul Jayakar Indian Cultural Activist and Writer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-11-1982
31 Dr. Mulkraj Anand Indian Writer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-10-1983
32 Dr. Madhuriben Shah Former President of Gujarat Research Society Distinguished Guest in Convocation 21-11-1984
33 Dr. Verghese Kurien Social Entrepreneur Distinguished Guest in Convocation 13-05-1986
34 Shri P. N. Bhagwati Former Chief Justice of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 08-08-1987
35 Shri P. Shiv Shankar Indian Politician Distinguished Guest in Convocation 03-10-1989
36 Shri Sam Pitroda Indian engineer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-02-1990
37 Dr. M. G. K. Menon Physicist and Policy Sister Distinguished Guest in Convocation 02-06-1991
38 Prof. Madhu Dandawate Former Finance Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 03-10-1992
39 Dr. Sarup Singh Indian Politician Distinguished Guest in Convocation 03-05-1993
40 Dr. Pranab Mukherjee Former President of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 21-01-1994
41 Prof. Y. K. Alagh Indian Economist and Former Union Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 20-02-1995
42 Shri T. N. Seshan Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 23-12-1995
43 Shri K. R. Narayanan Former President of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 01-12-1997
44 Prof. Yash Pal Indian scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 03-08-1998
45 Shri N. Vittal Indian civil servant Distinguished Guest in Convocation 21-12-1998
46 Dr. K. Kasturirangan Indian space scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 13-12-1999
47 Prof. M. M. Sharma Indian chemical engineer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 30-01-2001
48 Dr. Kiran Bedi Officer in Indian Police Service Distinguished Guest in Convocation 01-12-2002
49 Prof. Arun Nigavekar Indian Physicist and Educator Distinguished Guest in Convocation 15-02-2003
50 Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-01-2004
51 Prof. Y. K. Alagh Indian Economist and Former Union Minister of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-01-2004
52 Shri Monteksingh Ahluwalia Indian economist and civil servant Distinguished Guest in Convocation 10-08-2005
53 Prof. Sukhdev Thorat Former chairman of the University Grants Commission Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-10-2006
54 Lord Karan Bilomoria British Indian Entrepreneur Distinguished Guest in Convocation 29-09-2007
55 Sri Sri Ravishankar Spiritual Leader Distinguished Guest in Convocation 29-09-2007
56 Mukesh Ambani Indian Businessman Distinguished Guest in Convocation 29-09-2007
57 Dr. S. S. Mantha Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education Distinguished Guest in Convocation 24-01-2010
58 Dr. Shrimati Kamala Former Governor of Mizoram Distinguished Guest in Convocation 28-12-2010
59 Prof. Ved Prakash Former Chairman of University Grants Commission Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-12-2011
60 Dr. E. Sreedharan Indian Civil Engineer Distinguished Guest in Convocation 12-10-2012
61 Dr. S. S. Mantha Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education Distinguished Guest in Convocation 24-12-2013
62 Shri Om Prakash Kohli Former Governor of Gujarat Distinguished Guest in Convocation 02-06-2015
63 Shri Gunvant B. Shah Eminent Gujarati writer and critic Distinguished Guest in Convocation 29-01-2016
64 Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar Indian computer scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 17-12-2016
65 H. E. Shri Ram Nath Kovind President of India Distinguished Guest in Convocation 22-01-2018
66 Shri Suresh Prabhu Member of Rajya Sabha Distinguished Guest in Convocation 30-01-2019
67 Shri Kamlesh N. Vyas Indian Scientist Distinguished Guest in Convocation 30-01-2019