Former President Ram Nath Kovind to be chief guest at K.L. Deemed to be University’s 14th convocation on November 30

Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the 14^th convocation of K.L. Deemed to be University, scheduled to be held at its campus in Vaddeswaram in Guntur district on November 30.

Addressing a press conference on November 27 (Wednesday), the University Vice-Chancellor G. Parthasaradi Varma said Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications and HRD Nara Lokesh will be the guests of honour.

Dr. Varma said student who passed out of this institution had bagged plum jobs across the country and abroad, as the institution imparted high quality education ensuring all-round development of its students.

He said this year, a total of 4,706 students would be awarded the degrees. Of them, 3,936 were those who passed their under-graduate courses, 604 of them post-graduate courses and 166 completed Ph.D.

He said among the meritorious students, 42 of them would be presented with gold medals and 37 of them will receive silver medals and cash prizes.

Speaking about the achievements of the institution, he said students of KLU had completed more than 170 national and international projects and funds to the tune of ₹100 crore were sanctioned by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Out of the 1,200 teaching faculty, 600 of them had doctorates in various disciplines, he added.

The University Registrar K. Subbarao said the convocation meeting would be presided over by the university president Koneru Satyanarayana and Principal K. Subrahmanyam would coordinate the event.

The KLU’s Director of Admissions J. Srinivasa Rao and Dean of International Relations Kishore Babu were also present.

Published - November 27, 2024 05:53 pm IST