From 23 to 78, Osmania University's PhD scholars defy age barriers
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Hyderabad: Osmania University awarded PhD degrees to as many as 1,261 scholars during its 84th Convocation held on Tuesday, celebrating research across disciplines ranging from commerce, engineering, arts, education, and science.
Alongside, 121 gold medals were conferred on toppers from the academic years 2022–23 and 2023–24 in PhD and postgraduate programmes.
"I feel very happy to receive the gold medal. It was not possible without my parents and professors," said N. Chinnari (23) of Shamirpet, who topped in MBA finance.
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The convocation also celebrated determination that defied age barriers. Sabia Sultana (52), a lecturer at MS Degree College, Yakutpura, received her PhD in Oriental Languages.
"It was my aim to complete the PhD and my family pushed me for that. Looking at me, both of my sons have also finished their master's, and one has even appeared for PhD entrance," she said.
Syed Naimatullah (78), a retired additional inspector of factories, was among the oldest recipients. He began his PhD in Islamic Studies in 2006 and completed it in 2023. "I did my M.Phil from OU in 1973. For me, the PhD was an educational test.
If you have zeal and capability, age is no limit," he said.
Another recipient, A. Soni Bala Devi, IFS, and MD of the Sports Authority of Telangana, called her PhD in Botany a "sweet struggle of six years," adding that her passion for ecology and biotechnology fuelled her research.
Congratulating the graduates, vice-chancellor Kumar Molugaram highlighted that 64% of the degree recipients were women and many were first-generation learners.
Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, who is also OU's Chancellor, urged the scholars to carry their learning into society. "Your degree is a profound rite of passage. You are now torchbearers of knowledge and change in the wider world," he said.
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