The seventh convocation ceremony of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) in Ranchi will be held on February 2. The event will be done with great pomp. Its preparation is going on.
In the ceremony, degrees will be awarded to the pass out students of Under Graduate, Post Graduate and PhD courses of session 2018-22. Around 500 students from different colleges will get degrees. University Gold Medal will be given to the passed out students of all college undergraduate courses on the basis of OGP score. University topper will get the Chancellor's Medal.
Seven newly created colleges in the university including Phulo Jhano College of Dairy Technology, Hansdiha, Dumka, College of Fisheries Science, Gumla, College of Horticulture, Khuntapani, Chaibasa, College of Agricultural Engineering, Kanke, Sidhu Kanhu College of Agriculture, Godda, RabindraNath Tagore College of Agriculture, Deoghar and pass out students from College of Agriculture, Garhwa will get graduation degree. Students of each session will get a different degree, gold medal and chancellor's medal.
The university was established in 1981. Since then there have been six convocations so far. In this, degrees are distributed to the students. This will be the 7th convocation. This is happening at an interval of about three years. Presently there are 10 colleges operating under the university. It also includes the Faculty of Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Fisheries and Agriculture. Students doing courses from these colleges will also be given degrees.