16-05-2025
JNTUA's 14th Annual Convocation on Saturday
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA) is spruced up for its 14th Annual Convocation on Saturday. The celebrations will be held at the NTR Auditorium on the campus here.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday (May 16), JNTUA Vice-Chancellor H. Sudarsana Rao said that the convocation marked a significant academic milestone of the institution, which achieved excellence in education, research, and innovation.
Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Chancellor of JNTUA S. Abdul Nazeer, will preside over the convocation and will also confer degrees on the passing out candidates and deliver his presidential address.
Minister for Human Resource Development and IT Nara Lokesh, the special guest of honour, will deliver his address on the State's vision for transformative education and digital empowerment.
Emeritus Professor and former faculty member of IIT Kanpur M. R. Madhav, will deliver the Convocation Address. Founder and CEO of Laurus Labs Ltd., Hyderabad, Satyanarayana Chava will be awarded a honorary degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) for his contributions to the pharma and public health sectors. As many as 30017 undergraduate degrees, 9564 PG degrees, and 361 Pharm. D degrees and 167 Ph. D.s would be awarded on this occasion.
