As many as 1,697 students, who have passed the examinations in 2011 and 2012, will be given their original degrees in the 6th convocation of Vinoba Bhave University, to be held on February 26.
In the ceremony, 30 toppers will be felicitated with gold medals by Chancellor Dr Syed Ahmad, vice-chancellor Surendra Singh Meena informed in a Press conference, held in his chamber on Tuesday.
All the preparations have been taken care of, about 4,000 people will witness the 6th convocation of VBU, and the arrangements have been made accordingly. Chancellor Dr Syed Ahmad will preside over the convocation programme and will deliver the convocation lecture too.
V-C Surendra Singh Meena said that Ministers Annapurna Devi and Yogendra Rao will also attend the programme.
On Tuesday the entire VBU family was busy giving the last touch to their prescribed duties. Special gowns were distributed in different departments. The representatives of colleges were given gowns and seat numbers fo their students, overlooked by the V-V and registrar.
V-C Meena sat with DC Sunil Kumar, SP Manoj Kaushik, SDO Jugnu Minj, DSP Arvind Kumar Singh and other officials and discussed on their roles in the programme . Both district and police administration assured the vice-chancellor every possible help in peaceful organisation of the programme .