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Case file 02State 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
VVIPPresidential protocol grade
5,000+Seated capacity delivered
MultipleEditions delivered
ZeroProtocol deviations

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

  1. 01

    Ceremonial pandal and dais engineered to SPG and institutional security specifications, with cleared crew rosters.

  2. 02

    Full climate control of the ceremonial enclosure through the in-house Carrier plant, sized for a summer date.

  3. 03

    Acoustics, PA and broadcast-ready lighting for national telecast of the address.

  4. 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

FIG. 01Ceremonial dais, national colours

Swap: seating bowl, empty & lit

FIG. 02Enclosure interior, pre-ceremony

Swap: procession or marshalling photo

FIG. 03Academic procession route

Swap: night lighting test

FIG. 04Broadcast lighting check
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