President Murmu to Attend NIFT Combined Convocation 2026 in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu will attend the National Institute of Fashion Technology's Combined Convocation 2026 in New Delhi on August 31, where graduates from 18 campuses will receive their degrees. The ceremony will honor top-performing students with gold medals for highest CGPA in each program. Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh and other dignitaries will also be present. The convocation will be followed by campus-wise degree distribution events marking students' transition to professional careers. NIFT, established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, became a statutory institute in 2006.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 30 Aug, 05:46 am. Other outlets followed.