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Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan connected Thursday boycotted the 167th convocation of the University of Madras.
“Governor R.N. Ravi continues to bash things that tarnish the estimation of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, and continues to enactment against Tamil, the Tamil people, and Tamil Nadu. The Governor, who is discrediting the cognition and endowment of Tamil Nadu students and spreading lies, does not person the close to grant degrees,” the Minister said successful a statement.
A full of 1,93,686 students received their degrees astatine the convocation, with 187 students receiving endowment currency prizes and medals, and 182 rank-holders.
Addressing the students, Higher Education Secretary P. Shankar said, “This year, our students person acceptable caller standards of excellence, with 127 students qualifying for NET, 94 succeeding successful GATE, and 42 of our postgraduate probe scholars earning elder probe fellowships from starring institutions specified arsenic CSIR and ICMR.”
A prof was awarded a Doctorate of Science, portion different received a Doctorate of Letters.
Meanwhile, a full of 951 candidates received their Ph.D degrees. Governor and Chancellor of University of Madras R.N Ravi conferred the degrees.
Speaking astatine the ceremonial A. Sivathanu Pillai, erstwhile CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace said, “At contiguous India has 800 cardinal younker beneath the property of 35. This astir valued assets of our state needs to beryllium nurtured. India’s talented younker with higher acquisition indispensable spell connected a cognition acquisition, cognition imparting, cognition instauration and cognition sharing. We indispensable make innovation and a knowledge-based society.”
Urging the graduates to transportation hope, humility and consciousness of intent helium added that they indispensable not conscionable strive for occurrence but besides for significance. “Work not conscionable for yourselves but besides for a satellite that aboriginal generations tin inherit with pride…,” helium said.
A full of 1,72,463 students received their degrees in-absentia of affiliated colleges and different departments of the University portion 19,859 students received their degrees from the Institute of Distance Education and 41 candidates received their Ph.D degrees.
