TISS postpones convocation with CJI as chief guest; students on visit for ceremony affected

In an email to students on Friday, the institute said the decision was taken under “unforeseen circumstances” and in the “best long-term interests of the institute”. Affected students say they spent on non-refundable flight and train tickets and hotel bookings.

3 min readJul 31, 2026 05:21 PM IST Chief Justice of India Surya Kant was likely the chief guest at the TISS convocationMumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has postponed its 86th convocation, scheduled for August 2, just two days before the event, citing “unforeseen circumstances.”The official email didn’