19^th Convocation - Venue

The venue for the 19^th Convocation of NBE is Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Vigyan Bhavan is a premier convention centre of Government of India in New Delhi. Built in 1956, over the years it has been the venue of conferences of national and international stature, seminars and award ceremonies attended by distinguished world leaders and dignitaries. It only holds National-level functions and conferences, and functions by the Government of India, State Governments, PSUs and Autonomous Bodies order by priority given.

The main feature of the complex is the Plenary hall, with a seating capacity of over 1200(922+326+37) delegates, besides it has six smaller halls with capacities ranging from over 65 delegates to over 375 delegates. The building also has a VIP Lounge, the Office block for on-site offices, secretariat and a documentation centre, a Studio, a Business centre and an Exhibition hall. The adjacent building is called the Vigyan Bhavan Annexe added later on with four Committee Rooms and a separate Media centre. The annexe also houses the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) of Government of India. The Vigyan Bhavan Annexe stands adjacent to the Vice President House.

Venue is centrally air-conditioned.

Limited parking is available on a first-come, first serve basis. We recommend you take a radio taxi or arrange for a pickup and drop off, to avoid parking issues.

Address: Vigyan Bhawan VBus Stop Maulana Azad Rd, South Block Man Singh Road Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110001

	Nearest Metro
	Candidates may avail of Delhi Metro services from any part of Delhi NCR to reach the following stations:
	(1)	Central Secretariate
	(2)	Udyog Bhavan Metro Station
	For more details please visit http://www.delhimetrorail.com/
	Nearest Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport, Distance from the Venue: 11.3 km (Approx fare by call taxi is 600/-)
	Nearest Railway Station New Delhi Railway Station, Distance from the Venue: 5 kms, (Approx fare by call taxi is 300/-)
	Delhi Transport Corporation Services (DTC): For details please visit www.dtc.nic.in/

  Taxi/ cab services: the following taxi services can be availed

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Weather

22nd – 25th September, 2018- Mostly sunny and moderate with maximum temperature around 35 degrees.