Case file 02 — State Ceremony · Convocation
AIIMS Convocation
Where the head of state confers degrees, nothing is improvised.
- Client
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Venue
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Edition
- Multiple editions
- Footprint
- Ceremonial venue, VVIP protocol
The brief
A convocation presided over by the President of India demands ceremonial staging, security-cleared construction, climate control and sightline-perfect seating — delivered inside a working medical campus without disrupting it.
The build
- 01
Ceremonial pandal and dais engineered to SPG and institutional security specifications, with cleared crew rosters.
- 02
Full climate control of the ceremonial enclosure through the in-house Carrier plant, sized for a summer date.
- 03
Acoustics, PA and broadcast-ready lighting for national telecast of the address.
- 04
Guest management infrastructure — segregated entries, holding lounges, and faculty and graduand marshalling.
The delivery
Delivered across multiple editions; the institution's continued retention of IEMS is the reference. Handover to security agencies completed forty-eight hours before the ceremony each time.
Site record
▣ Swap: dais with presidential seal
▣ Swap: seating bowl, empty & lit
▣ Swap: procession or marshalling photo
▣ Swap: night lighting test