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Prem Kumar K.E. and his parents, Eshwar Rao and Lakshmi Bai, are filled with pridefulness arsenic helium prepares to person multiple honours for his world achievements.
Kumar, whose begetter works arsenic a airy commercialized conveyance operator and his parent a homemaker, is set to person 11 golden medals and 4 golden medal certificates astatine the 60th convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, which will be held connected the GKVK Campus, Bengaluru.
Hailing from Kudiyanur village successful Kolar, Kumar secured a full OGPA of 9.102 arsenic a BSc (Hons) Agriculture student at the College of Agriculture, GKVK, Bengaluru.
“I’m highly happy, and truthful are my parents, that my hard enactment has paid disconnected and is being recognised with these awards,” he said.
Currently pursuing his postgraduate grade astatine the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Kumar plans to bash a PhD aft completing his master’s and look for the civilian services exams.
“My imagination is to go an Indian Administrative Services officer. My teachers person been very supportive and judge that I person the imaginable for it,” helium said.
Girl students shine
During the convocation, 140 golden medals and certificates volition beryllium awarded to 55 students who secured outstanding ranks during the world twelvemonth 2024-25.
Female students have emerged as apical performers, with 35 students crossed bachelors, master's and doctoral programmes collectively securing 97 medals and certificates, compared to 43 won by 20 antheral students.
While 59 golden medals volition beryllium awarded successful the Undergraduate Degree Programme, 68 volition beryllium awarded successful the Postgraduate Degree Programme, and 13 successful the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programme. A ample fig of gold medallists come from farming backgrounds.
Governor to preside
Governor and Chancellor of UAS Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside implicit the ceremony where 1,115 students volition beryllium conferred with assorted degrees.
As galore as 747 students will person their bachelor’s degrees, 260 students will receive master’s degrees, and 108 students will receive doctoral degrees.
N. Cheluvarayaswamy, Minister for Agriculture and Pro-Chancellor of UAS(B), M. Jagadesh Kumar, former Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and S.V. Suresha, Vice-Chancellor, UAS(B) will participate successful the event.
Honorary doctorate degrees volition beryllium conferred upon G.V.K. Naidu, chairman and managing manager of Sam Agri Fresh Private Limited; Srikantha H.K, agricultural entrepreneur, progressive farmer, and societal worker; and Aravind T.M, a pioneer successful the adoption of high-tech precision farming, in designation of their commendable work successful the tract of agriculture.
