49k GU students get degrees

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

30.01.2022

Ahmedabad: At the 70th convocation at Gujarat University (GU) held on Saturday in the online format, 49,528 students of the university were awarded degrees. A total of 200 medals and prizes were given on the occasion.

Chief m inister Bhupendra Patel, who attended the virtual event, said the degrees handed over today are not just certificates but testament to the a spirations of a bright India.

He urged the young graduates to contribute in building a better India as the country is ready to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav this year.

A revolutio n has taken place in the field of education in Gujarat under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.

In the last two decades, more than 95 universities in the state have provided world class education to the  youth. In his address, the chief minister also said that Gujarat has prepared a roadmap to realize the Prime Minister’s goal of holisticeducational development in the new education policy.

Education minister Jitu Vaghani and ministers of state Kuber Dindor, Kirtisinh Vaghela and senior education department officials also joined the event online. Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat in his address described the new Education Policy-2020 as a reflection of taking India’s pride to a higher level.

646 students given certificates at Cept

Atotal of 646 students – 263 undergraduate, 380 postgraduate, 2 PhD and1 MPhil – got their degrees in the annual convocation of Cept University on Saturday. Dr Madhav Khosla, associate professor at Columbia University, was the chief guest at the event. It was the second consecutive virtual convocation for the university. The university awards for proficiency were conferred to 66 students. The convocation address pointed at the 50 years of Faculty of Planning in 2022 – playing a pioneer role in the field with over 2,700 students passing out in half a century.

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