Kurukshetra University (KU) on Tuesday felicitated three of its students who had achieved high positions in UPSC exams 2015. The felicitation ceremony was held in the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET).
The achievers who were felicitated included Vandana Rao, 2012 pass out of UIET, ranked 4th in UPSC, Deepshikha Sharma, 2013 pass out of UIET, ranked 33rd in UPSC, and Sandeep Kumar Mailk, 2012 pass out of University College KU, ranked 102 in UPSC exam 2015.
Speaking at the occasion, Vice Chancellor lt Gen DDS Sandhu said that it is an important day for KU as three of its students have qualified Civil Services exam with very high positions. Sandhu called upon the young achievers to motivate other students so that they follow their studies with sincerity and dedication to realise their dreams.
“It is indeed fortuitous that KU is celebrating the achievements of its students who have qualified IAS along with another landmark achievement that KU has been ranked number ten among all the universities in India in a survey carried by Nielson group for a leading magazine of India in July 2015. KU was ranked 33rd in 2010 in the Nielson survey but with the dedication and commitment of its staff and students it is among top 10 universities in India,” said Sandhu.
Vandana Rao in her address thanked her parents and teachers for her achievement and expressed her dream of serving the poor and working for the betterment of girls’ education in the country. Deepshikha Sharma and Sandeep Kumar Malik also expressed their views and praised the contributions of their teachers and parents in their achievement.
KU had invited the family members of the three students at the felicitation ceremony. They also expressed their views about the life and achievements of the three young achievers.