Nitte University to Confer Degrees on 3,325 Students at 16th Annual Convocation on November 6 and 7
The 16th Annual Convocation of Nitte University will be held in three sessions on November 6 and 7 at its campuses in Mangaluru and Nitte. A total of 3,325 students from various disciplines will be awarded degrees, while 57 gold medals and 159 certificates of merit will be presented in recognition of academic excellence, said Dr. M.S. Moodithaya, Vice-Chancellor of Nitte University.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Moodithaya said the first session of the convocation would be held at 10 a.m. on November 6 at the Nitte University campus in Deralakatte, Mangaluru. Prof. Dr. Vivek Lal, Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, will deliver the convocation address.
The second session will be held at 10 a.m. on November 7 at the off-campus centre of NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Nitte. Dr. Prahlada Ramarao, Pro-Chancellor of S-VYASA University, Bengaluru, and former Vice-Chancellor of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, will be the chief guest.
The third session will take place at 4 p.m. on the same day at the off-campus centre in Nitte. Degrees will be conferred on PhD scholars, postgraduate students of NMAMIT and JKSHIM, and undergraduate students of Dr. N.S.A.M. First Grade College and Nitte Institute of Professional Education. Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and former CEO of Prasar Bharati, will be the chief guest.
All three convocation ceremonies will be presided over by Vishal Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte (Deemed to be University). Pro-Chancellor Prof. Dr. M. Shantharam Shetty and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. M.S. Moodithaya will be present. The Vice-Chancellor will deliver the welcome address. Senior university officials, the Registrar, Controllers of Examinations, members of the Executive Council and Academic Council, and heads of various colleges will also attend.
Students from various disciplines, including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Allied Health Sciences, Mass Communication and Journalism, Biological Sciences, Architecture, Speech and Hearing, Hospitality Management, Engineering and Technology, Computer Applications, Business Administration, Commerce and Management, will receive their degrees.
Of the total 3,325 graduates, 1,455 belong to the Mangaluru campus and 1,870 to the Nitte campus. The graduates include 1,148 B.Tech students, 347 medical students, 220 pharmacy students, 181 MCA students, 180 MBA students and 140 students from Biological Sciences. The remaining graduates belong to various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
A total of 57 gold medals will be awarded in recognition of academic excellence. These include 39 Nitte University gold medals and 18 endowment gold medals. In addition, 159 certificates of merit will be presented to students for their outstanding academic achievements.
The 16th Annual Convocation marks an important milestone in the academic journey of the graduating students and provides a platform to recognise their achievements across various disciplines. The ceremony will also reaffirm the university’s commitment to academic excellence, research, professional development and community service.
Those present at the press conference included Dr. Harsha Halahalli, Dr. Prasad Shetty, Dr. K. Subrahmanya Bhat, Dr. Niranjan N. Chiplunkar, Dr. Sudhir M., Dr. Veena Kumari B.K., Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management and Computer Applications, and Krishnaraja Joisa A.