Overview
- The degree was conferred in Guwahati on October 31 by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, the university's Visitor.
- Honorary awards also went to Dr Naresh Trehan (D.Sc.), author Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi (D.Litt.), and advocate Mahesh Agarwal (LL.D.).
- Rajya Sabha member Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi delivered the convocation address before a gathering of university officials and regional dignitaries.
- India Today reported that this is Goenka's fifth DLitt and cited his group's growth from about Rs 2,500 crore to over Rs 1 lakh crore over 15 years.
- The 5th convocation awarded 1,967 degrees across programs and highlighted Arunachal Pradesh as the cultural theme.