Annual Convocation
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| December 11, 1858 | James William Colvile |
| March 6, 1860 | William Ritchie |
| March 6, 1860 | Charles John Earl Canning |
| April 2, 1862 | G.E.L. Cotton |
| April 2, 1862 | John Peter Grant |
| March 16, 1863 | C.J. Erskine |
| March 11, 1864 | H.S. Maine |
| March 11, 1865 | H.S. Maine |
| March 17, 1866 | H.S. Maine |
| March 9, 1867 | H.S. Maine |
| February 29, 1868 | W.S. Seton-Karr |
| February 27, 1869 | W.S. Seton-Karr |
| February 27, 1869 | Richard Southwell Bourke |
| February 26, 1870 | E.C. Bayley |
| March 18, 1871 | E.C. Bayley |
| March 16, 1872 | E.C. Bayley |
| March 12, 1873 | E.C. Bayley |
| March 12, 1873 | Thomas G. Baring |
| March 21, 1874 | E.C. Bayley |
| March 13, 1875 | E.C. Bayley |
| January 3, 1876 | Arthur Hobhouse |
| March 11, 1876 | Arthur Hobhouse |
| March 10, 1877 | Arthur Hobhouse |
| March 10, 1877 | Edward Robert Lytton |
| March 16, 1878 | William Markby |
| March 15, 1879 | Alexander Arbuthnot |
| March 13, 1880 | Alexander Arbuthnot |
| March 19, 1881 | Arthur Wilson |
| March 11, 1882 | G. F. S. Robinson |
| March 10, 1883 | H. J. Reynolds |
| March 15, 1884 | H. J. Reynolds |
| December 19, 1885 | C.P. Ilbert |
| January 8, 1887 | Frederick Temple |
| January 8, 1887 | W.W. Hunter |
| January 14, 1888 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 14, 1888 | William Comer Petheram |
| January 19, 1889 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 19, 1889 | William Comer Petheram |
| January 18, 1890 | Gooroodass Banerjee |
| January 18, 1890 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 24, 1891 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 24, 1891 | Gooroodass Banerjee |
| January 23, 1892 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 23, 1892 | Gooroodass Banerjee |
| January 28, 1893 | Henry Charles Keith |
| January 28, 1893 | Jones Quain Pigot |
| February 3, 1894 | Victor Alexander Bruce |
| February 3, 1894 | Alfred Croft |
| January 26, 1895 | Alfred Croft |
| February 22, 1896 | Alfred Croft |
| February 20, 1897 | Victor Alexander Bruce |
| February 20, 1897 | E.J. Trevelyan |
| February 19, 1898 | Victor Alexander Bruce |
| February 19, 1898 | E.J. Trevelyan |
| February 11, 1899 | George Nathaniel |
| February 11, 1899 | William Francis Maclean |
| February 17, 1900 | George Nathaniel |
| February 17, 1900 | William Francis Maclean |
| February 16, 1901 | George Nathaniel |
| February 16, 1901 | Thomas Raleigh |
| February 15, 1902 | George Nathaniel |
| February 15, 1902 | Thomas Raleigh |
| February 21, 1903 | Thomas Raleigh |
| February 13, 1904 | George Nathaniel |
| February 13, 1904 | Thomas Raleigh |
| February 11, 1905 | George Nathaniel |
| February 11, 1905 | Alexander Pedler |
| January 5, 1906 | Alexander Pedler (Spl. Convocation) |
| March 3, 1906 | Alexander Pedler |
| March 2, 1907 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 14, 1908 | Gilbert John Elliot-Murray- Kynyn-Mound |
| March 14, 1908 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 13, 1909 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 12, 1910 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 12, 1910 | Gilbert John Elliot-Murray- Kynyn-Mound |
| February 4, 1911 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 11, 1911 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| January 6, 1912 | Imperial Majesties ,Emperor and Queen. |
| March 16, 1912 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 16, 1912 | Charles Baron Hardinge |
| January 25, 1913 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 15, 1913 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| December 26, 1913 | Charles Baron Hardinge |
| December 26, 1913 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| December 26, 1913 | Charles Baron Hardinge |
| March 27, 1914 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March, 28, 1914 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March, 28, 1914 | Thomas David Gibson |
| March, 6, 1915 | Charles Baron Hardinge |
| March, 6, 1915 | Devaprasad Sarvadhikary |
| March, 11, 1916 | Thomas David Gibson |
| March, 11, 1916 | Devaprasad Sarvadhikary |
| January, 6, 1917 |
Frederick John Napier Thesiger |
| January, 6, 1917 | Devaprasad Sarvadhikary |
| March, 1, 1918 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| March, 1, 1918 | Devaprasad Sarvadhikary |
| March, 2, 1918 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| March, 2, 1918 | Devaprasad Sarvadhikary |
| December, 14, 1918 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| December, 14, 1918 | Lancelot Sanderson |
| December, 16, 1918 | Frederick John Napier Thesiger |
| December, 16, 1918 | Lancelot Sanderson |
| 1919 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| 1919 | Nilratan Sircar |
| January 2, 1920 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| January 2, 1920 | Nilratan Sircar |
| January 5, 1920 | Frederick John Napier Thesiger |
| January 5, 1920 | Nilratan Sircar |
| March 24, 1921 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| March 24, 1921 | Nilratan Sircar |
| December 17, 1921 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| December 27, 1921 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| December 27, 1921 | H.R.H. The Prince of Wales |
| March 18, 1922 | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas |
| March 18, 1922 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| March 24, 1923 | Victor Alexander Robert |
| March 24, 1923 | Asutosh Mookerjee |
| July 5,1924 | Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton |
| February 21, 1925 | William Ewart Greaves |
| February 21, 1925 | Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer - Lytton |
| February 20, 1926 | William Ewart Greaves |
| February 20, 1926 | Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer - Lytton |
| July 29, 1926 | Hugh Lansdown Stephenson |
| February 19, 1927 | Jadunath Sarkar |
| February 19, 1927 | Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer - Lytton |
| August 27, 1927 | Jadunath Sarkar (Spl. Convocation) |
| February 11, 1928 | Jadunath Sarkar |
| February 11, 1928 | Francis Stanley Jackson |
| August 18, 1928 | W.S. Urquhart |
| February 16, 1929 | W.S. Urquhart |
| February 16, 1929 | Francis Stanley Jackson |
| August 24, 1929 | W.S. Urquhart |
| February 8, 1930 | W.S. Urquhart |
| February 8, 1930 | Francis Stanley Jackson |
| August 5, 1930 | Hugh Lansdoun Stephenson (Spl. Convocation) |
| February 28, 1931 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| February 28, 1931 | Francis Stanley Jackson |
| September 2, 1931 | K. Nazimuddin |
| January 11, 1932 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| February 6, 1932 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| February 6, 1932 | Francis Stanley Jackson |
| August 6, 1932 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| March 25, 1933 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| March 25, 1933 | John Anderson |
| February 10, 1934 | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| August 6, 1934 | John Anderson |
| March, 2, 1935 | Syamaprasad Mookerjee |
| March, 2, 1935 | John Anderson |
| February 22, 1936 | John Anderson |
| February 22, 1936 | Syamaprasad Mookerjee |
| February 17, 1937 | Syamaprasad Mookerjee |
| February 17, 1937 | John Anderson |
| February 17, 1937 | Rabindranath Tagore |
| March 5, 1938 | Syamaprasad Mookerjee |
| March 5, 1938 | Charles Freer Andrews |
| March 5, 1938 | Michael Henbent Rudolph Knatchbull |
| 1939 | Azizul Huque |
| March 2, 1940 | Azizul Huque |
| March 2, 1940 | Mirza M. Ismail, |
| March 8, 1941 | Azizul Huque |
| March 8, 1941 | Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| February 28, 1942 | Azizul Huque |
| February 28, 1942 | John Arthur Herbert |
| March 13, 1943 | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| March 4, 1944 | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| June 14, 1944 | Radhabinod Pal |
| 1945 | Radhabinod Pal |
| 1945 | R.G. Casey |
| 1946 | Radhabinod Pal |
| 1946 | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1946 | Fredrick Burrows |
| October 3, 1947 | P.N. Banerjee |
| March 20, 1948 | K.M. Munshi |
| March 20, 1948 | Chakravarti Rajagopalacharya |
| March, 19, 1949 | P.N. Banerjee |
| 1950 | No Convocation was held |
| January 12, 1951 | S.N. Banerjee |
| December, 22, 1951 | Mangaldas Pakvasa |
| 1952 | Mangaldas Pakvasa |
| December 24, 1953 | Rajendra Prasad |
| 1954 | K.N. Katju |
| January 24, 1955 | H.C. Mookerjee |
| January 22, 1956 | A.L. Mudaliar |
| September 1, 1956 | John Matthai |
| January 19, 1957 | C.D. Deshmukh |
| January 20, 1957 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| January 18, 1958 | S.R. Das |
| January 19, 1959 | Nirmalkumar Sidhanta |
| January 21, 1960 | Humayun Kabir |
| January 22, 1960 | Elmer Ellis |
| January 28, 1961 | Nirmalkumar Sidhanta |
| January 29, 1961 | G.L. Mehta |
| March 24, 1962 | Satyendranath Bose |
| March 24, 1962 | Surajitchandra Lahiri |
| January 19, 1963 | Bidhubhusan Malik |
| 1964 | Ramswamy Aiyar |
| January 20, 1965 | Jehagir Ghandy |
| February 14, 1966 | Radhabinod Pal |
| February 15, 1966 | Swami Ranga Nathananda |
| August 12, 1967 | V.V. Giri |
| August 24, 1968 | Sunitikumar Chatterjee |
| March 31, 1969 | D.S. Kothari |
| August 31, 1970 | R.C. Majumdar |
| November 19, 1971 | Nilratan Dhar |
| 1972 | No Convocation was held |
| June 16, 1973 | Satyendranath Sen |
| February 9, 1974 | V.K. Gokak |
| March 8, 1975 | Triguna Sen |
| March 13, 1976 | P.B. Chakraborti |
| April 16, 1977 | A.K. Sarkar |
| July 15, 1978 | M.G.K. Menon |
| September 8, 1979 | Susil Kumar Mukherjee |
| March 27, 1980 | Satish Chandra |
| January 21, 1981 | Abdus Salam |
| May 25, 1982 | M. Hidayetullah |
| January 24, 1983 | Mulk Raj Anand |
| March 28, 1984 | John Carew Eccles |
| July 14, 1984 | Rezaul Karim (Spl. Convocation) |
| March 22, 1985 | Bhabatosh Dutta |
| April 25, 1986 | C.N.R. Rao |
| September 2, 1986 | Jyoti Basu |
| 1987 | No Convocation was held |
| April 1, 1988 | G.I. Marchuk (Spl. Convocation) |
| April 15, 1988 | A.S. Paintal |
| January 24, 1989 | B. D. Nagchaudhuri |
| April 13, 1989 | Jyoti Basu (Spl. Convocation) |
| January 17, 1990 | Yashpal |
| January 16, 1991 | Jyoti Basu (Spl. Convocation) |
| March 7, 1991 | K. Satchidananda Murty |
| 1992 | No Convocation was held |
| February 17, 1993 | Annadasankar Ray |
| February 25, 1994 | Aseshprasad Mitra |
| April 17, 1995 | Hirendranath Mukhopadhyay |
| July 27, 1996 | K. R. Narayanan |
| August 16, 1997 | J. S. Verma |
| May 27, 1998 | Phulrenu Guha |
| 1999 | No Convocation was held |
| March 16, 2000 | S.B. Rao |
| January 15, 2001 | J. V. Narlikar |
| April 5, 2002 | K. Kasturirangan |
| January 28, 2003 | C. Radhakrishna Rao |
| March 9, 2004 | C.N.R. Rao |
| April 28, 2005 | M. M. Sharma |
| March 27, 2006 | Andre Beteille |
| May 3, 2007 | Nirendranath Chakrabarti |
| September 23, 2008 | Goverdhan Mehta |
| September 11, 2009 | Tapan Raychaudhuri |
| October 5, 2010 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
| March 22, 2012 | Shyam Benegal |
| November 29, 2013 | R. Chidambaram |
| November 28, 2014 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| December 9, 2015 | K. VijayRaghavan |
| January 11, 2018 | Mamata Banerjee |
| January 7, 2019 | Mamata Banerjee |
| January 28, 2020 | Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee |
