The 8th Convocation of the Centurion University of Technology and Management was held on Tuesday.Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Visitor of Centurion University, presided over the event and conferred the degrees on the graduating students.
Prof Lal congratulated the university for seamlessly integrating conventional and vocational education as well is its social entrepreneurship initiatives.
An honorary doctorate degree was conferred on Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Dr Sreedhara Panicker Somnath.Dr Somnath congratulated the graduates and urged the students to keep learning, adapting and reinventing themselves. He also highlighted nation’s many successes in the space field. University VC Prof Supriya Pattanayak highlighted the significant achievements of the university including its skill integrated and experiential pedagogy, strong focus on applied research and product development and 70% plus placements for its students.
Over 2,200 students across 32 programmes graduated in the year 2020. Further, eight PhD degrees, 10 Gold Medals and 42 merit certificates in various disciplines were awarded.University President Prof Mukti Kanta Mishra and Vice-President Prof DN Rao were present.