Jubilant scenes witnessed at MANIT convocation

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Jubilant scenes witnessed at MANIT convocation

Sunday, 08 December 2024 | Staff Reporter | BHOPAL

Scenes of jubilation marked the 21st Convocation Ceremony of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) in the state capital on Saturday.

A total of 1,558 students were conferred degrees across disciplines, including B Tech, B Arch, B Planning, M Tech, MCA, MBA, M Plan, MSc, and PhD. The highest number of graduates emerged from the B Tech Computer Science and Engineering programme, with 239 students receiving their degrees.

Other significant numbers included 246 M Tech graduates, 167 from B Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering, 80 B Arch graduates, and 40 PhD recipients. On the occasion, Aleti Venkata Santosh was awarded the prestigious President's Gold Medal for academic excellence.

Santosh achieved a CGPA of 9.7 in his B Tech degree programme in Electronics & Communication Engineering.A total of 11 gold medals were awarded across various streams. Notable recipients included Ashutosh Jha (Civil Engineering - CGPA 9.59), Namrata Dwivedi (Mechanical Engineering - CGPA 9.57), Devansh Kapadia (Computer Science & Engineering - CGPA 9.63), and Kalpana Agarwal (MCA - CGPA 9.64).

Six sponsored gold medals recognised exceptional achievements in specialised categories. Namrata Dwivedi also received the H.B. Khurasiya Gold Medal for being the most meritorious female student.

Silver medals were awarded to 11 students for their remarkable academic performances. Animesh Singh (Civil Engineering - CGPA 9.55), Pranav Parashar (Electronics & Communication Engineering - CGPA 9.28), and Shivani Tomar (MCA - CGPA 9.64) were among the recipients.

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, was the Chief Guest at the ceremony. Special guests included Virendra Prakash Rathi, Co-Founder of Paratech Group of Industries, and Amitabh Jain, Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh.Notably, Jain, an alumnus of MANIT, was also honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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