In a first of its kind in the city, the 8th convocation of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) would be webcast live. The webcast would be available on the MANIT website from 3.45 pm to 6.05 pm on Wednesday.

The Live stream would be uplinked through a 2 gigabyte connection, said in-charge Sanjay Aerin. A multi-camera setup has been installed which would broadcast the event in a window 480 x 360 pixels. According to MANIT officials a company from Mumbai has been hired for the job.

"To ensure proper view is it essential to use the appropriate output video window size," said Aerin. However, for those who miss out on the live broadcast, an edited version would be available on the website, later.

In another first, the recipients would be wearing a sash and Gandhi cap, instead of regular robe and a hood. "The new director wanted to do away with the robe and the hood. Initially the idea was to have a Bhopali topi but eventually the Gandhi cap was considered appropriate," said MANIT PRO Vanita Mohinder. She also declined that the Gandhi cap has anything to with support for Anna campaign.