37th annual convocation of Mangalore University

April 12: 37th annual convocation of Mangalore University was held at Mangalagangothri on Friday, April 12. Padma Ramachandran M S University Baroda former vice chancellor and former chief secretary to the government of Kerala, delivers convocation address. MU Vice Chancellor In-charge Dr Kishori Nayak, Mangalore University Registrar A M Khan and Registrar (Evaluation) Prof Ravindrachari and others were present during the ceremony.
Padma said there were many who never had any access to education. She quoted her own example and recollected how painstakingly she succeeded in accessing higher education and becoming an IAS officer. Lauding the University for obtaining ‘A’ grade from NAAC, she said the university needs to maintain high standards
As many as 149 research scholars were conferred PhD degrees in Arts, Commerce and Science fields. Out of the 149 scholars, 79 were men and 70 were women. A total of 29,101 candidates were conferred various degrees. Among them, 9,725 were men and 19,385 were women. As many as 5,471 students were conferred Master’s degrees while 19,923 students, including 12,920 women, were awarded bachelor’s degrees. As many as 34 medals and 98 cash prizes were shared by 132 candidates in five faculties. Women graduates (113) outnumbered the men. Due to fund crunch and rising prices of gold, many gold medals had been converted to cash awards. Mangalore University Vice Chancellor In-charge Dr Kishori Nayak presided over the convocation. Mangalore University Registrar A M Khan and Registrar (Evaluation) Prof Ravindrachari were present.
Sumalatha S secured first rank in MSc (Chemistry) degree examination and bagged three gold medals and a cash prize. Sowmya K A, a student of the Mangalore University Post graduation centre at Chikkaluvara in Somwarpet, secured highest aggregate marks in MA (Kannada). She bagged one gold medal and five cash prizes.