The 18th Convocation of the Berhampur University will be held on June 28. The university campus, Bhanja Vihar, has got a fresh coat of colourful painting of walls as part of nice decorations.
The campus roads are also being repaired and renovated and its auditorium is being fully air-conditioned.
While State Governor-cum-Chancellor of universities Dr SC Jamir will preside over the convocation, former Chief Minister of Odisha and present Governor of Assam JB Patnaik will deliver the Convocation Address. This was disclosed by Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University Prof JK Mohapatra on Sunday.
As many as about 40,000 passed-out students of the years 2011 and 2012 will be awarded degrees at the convocation. Besides, 400 MPhil passed-out students will get their certificates while the Chancellor will award doctoral degrees to 217 successful researchers of different disciplines who completed their research works between January 2012 and May 2013.