AP: JNTUK convocation: Governor to confer Honorary doctorate to NRI Subu Kota
Kakinada , July 3 (UNI) AP Governor and Chancellor of the University S. Abdul Nazeer will preside over the JNTUK 11th convocation scheduled for tomorrow.
Giving the details of the convocation programme, the Vice chancellor Prof CSRK Prasad to media persons at the VC conference hall at the University here today said that Kota Subrahmanyam (Subu Kota) an NRI and chairman of the Boston Group, North Bord, MA, USA would attend as the chief guest-cum- orator.
The Governor will confer the Honorary doctorate (Honorius Causa) on Subu Kota during the convocation. The Vice chancellor further said that about 99 Research scholars would be presented their Ph. D degrees . Endowment awards and Gold medals also would be presented to meritorious students .Giving the break- up of the degrees to be presented for the students passed out during 2023-2024 ,Vice chancellor Prasad said that 41,258 B. Tech degrees,2081 B.Pharmacy,1659 M.Tech,3797 MBA,1115 MCA,458 M. Pharmacy, 115 BBA, 274 Pharma.D, 83 B. Arch, and 40 Gold medals and Endowment awards thus totaling 50979 degrees altogether will be presented .He said the invitees include Executive council members, former vice chancellors, Eminent personalities, Educationists, Officials of Higher education, district officials, parents of the students. JNTUK Registrar Prof V Ravindranath, Rector Prof KV Ramana, Officer on special duty Prof D . Koteswerarao, Directors Prof MHM Krishna Prasad, Prof G. Padmaja Rani were among those attended.
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