India, Aug. 1 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will mark its 56th Convocation on August 2, with Tessy Thomas, a distinguished scientist and former Director General (Aeronautical Systems) of the DRDO , presiding as chief guest, officials said on Tuesday.

Known as the 'Missile Woman of India', Thomas will confer degrees upon more than 2,750 students , including 530 PhDs --- the highest-ever in the institute's history, according to Rangan Banerjee, IIT-Delhi director.

"35 international students, including one UG, 28 masters and 6 PhD, from 20 countries are graduating this year from IIT-Delhi," Banerjee added.

Records this year

In a several firsts for the institute, Banerjee while addressing a press conference said, "We w...