JNU to conduct fourth annual convocation on November 18

President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the function and Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will attend the vent as the guest of honour.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is all set to hold its fourth annual convocation on November 18 focused only on conferring PhD degrees. According to JNU Rector Satish Chandra Garkoti, over 600 PhD degrees will be conferred during the convocation. Mr Garkoti said, "Over 600 PhD degrees will be conferred on this day. The number is unprecedented considering the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. This is the third consecutive year that the convocation is being organized which is focused only on conferring the PhD degrees." President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the function and Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will attend the vent as the guest of honour. Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, the function will be organized online in virtual mode due to the pandemic.

Talking about the reintroduction of convocation ceremony by JNU after a hiatus of more than four decades with the second convocation in 2018 followed by the third convocation in 2019, JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said “We are glad that in spite of COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuing this tradition providing our students an opportunity to cherish their once in a lifetime experience of receiving their PhD degree. This is a proud moment for their parents too to see their ward’s hard work, assiduity and passion for research fructify."

According to the reports, the official release states JNU is primarily a research-oriented university and with the establishment of new schools and centres during the last couple of years, such as School of Engineering and Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Special Centre of Disaster Studies, Special Centre for National Security Studies and Special Centre for Study of North East India, the number of PhD degrees will further increase in the coming years. This will further strengthen the research and innovation environment existing in the University. 

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