MKU holds 55th convocation; 15 senate members, 2 Ph. D. candidates boycott ceremony
The Hindu
At Madurai Kamaraj Univ., 1,34,570 students awarded degrees. 640 Ph.D., 2 D.Sc., 1 D.Litt. degrees given. Chief guest U. Kamatchi Mudali encouraged women empowerment & praised TN's Gross Enrolment Ratio. Minister & senate members boycotted event in protest against Governor.
A total of 1,34,570 students were awarded degrees at the 55th convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) here on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi along with chief guest U. Kamatchi Mudali, Vice-Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), distributed the degrees to the students.
Out of the 1,34,570 students, 1,11,144 candidates had passed through the semester pattern from the university and colleges under Madurai Kamaraj University, while 22,782 candidates passed through the distance education mode.
During the event, 640 Ph. D. degrees, two D. Sc. degrees and one D. Litt. degrees were awarded and 144 candidates were honoured with endowment prizes and medals for their outstanding performances.
Mr. Mudali, during his convocation address, said, “women empowerment is an issue of great significance in the current world. It is essential to improve the social, economic and political status of women. Women have faced subjugation and systematic oppression throughout history and education was a key prospect for their empowerment.”
“All India survey on higher education shows that Tamil Nadu’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) crossed the 50% mark- nearly double the country’s overall GER,” he added.
“Women should be encouraged to pursue higher education and Tamil Nadu government’s ₹1,000 incentive scheme for female students proves to be a significant one in this regard”, Mr. Mudali added.
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