BU’s 56th convocation today

The 56th annual convocation of Bangalore University (BU) that will be held on Friday at Jnanajyothi auditorium, Central College campus, will see 321 gold medals being awarded to 186 students, 132 cash prizes, and 127 Ph.D. degrees being conferred.
According to a press release on Wednesday, varsity Chancellor and Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot will preside over the convocation ceremony, while S.C. Sharma, director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru, will deliver the convocation address. Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan, who is also the Pro-Chancellor, will grace the occasion, the release said.
Three achievers – philanthropist from ISKCON Madhu Pandit Dasa, renowned artist S.G. Vasudev, and social reformer and artist M.S. Muthuraj – are being recognised for their services in respective fields and honorary doctorates would be conferred on them.
The release added that 68,211 students in all would be graduating. Gold medallists will receive medal consisting of 1.1 gm gold embossed on a 20 gm silver frame. The graduating students will be able to download their degree certificates immediately after the convocation from the DigiLocker and National Academic Depository (NAD), a initiative of Ministry of Information Technology and Ministry of Education, Government of India. The hard copy of the certificates will also be made available to the students the same day after the convocation.