24 girls get gold medals at PU convocation | Patna News – Times of India
Patna:Patna University (PU) girls outsmarted boys by bagging as many as 24 out of 40 gold medals awarded to the toppers of postgraduate (PG) examinations at its annual convocation held here at Veronica Auditorium of Patna Women’s College auditorium on Saturday. Governor-cum-chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan presided.Altogether, 1,237 scholars who passed the postgraduate examinations of PU in the 2022-24 session were awarded degrees and 57 scholars were awarded PhD degrees at the convocation.Former vice-chancellor of PU and sitting chairman of the Bihar State University Service Commission Girish Kumar Chaudhary was awarded an honoris causa doctorate degree in recognition of his valuable contributions to the all-round development of PU during his vice-chancellorship (2021-24).Delivering the convocation address, Guru Ghasidas University’s vice-chancellor Alok Kumar Chakrawal congratulated the degree recipients and appealed to them to serve their country in earnest. “The youths were agents of social change and they could help India attain the status of a developed nation,” he said.Lauding the provisions of the National Education Policy-2020, Chakrawal said if properly implemented, this policy would help India become the most developed economy in the world. The new policy is capable of turning India into an entrepreneurial hub. He also appealed to the youths to be enterprising and start working along with their studies to boost their confidence.In his presidential remarks, the governor lauded the performance of the girls in PU examinations and said that no society can prosper without the progress of women. “India would become great only when women take the social leadership,” he said.He appealed to the youths to remain disciplined in every walk of life. “The youths should always work for the betterment of their society by ensuring the development of the marginalised sections of the society. They should also work hard to preserve their cultural heritage,” the governor said.PU vice-chancellor Ajay Kumar Singh, in his welcome address, outlined the academic and infrastructural development of the university in recent times. PU registrar Shalini led the academic procession. PU geology department teacher Atul Aditya Pandey conducted the proceedings.
