GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 2nd Jan. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be participating in the 8th convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) in Jammu on Thursday. During the event, he will present medals and degrees to outstanding students.
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, will preside over the function, according to an official spokesperson.
Dhankhar will lead the academic procession and award medals to exceptional students. Sinha, who is also the Chancellor of SKUAST-Jammu, will confer degrees to professionals in agriculture and veterinary sciences.
The convocation will take place at the state-of-the-art Baba Jitto Auditorium of SKUAST-Jammu at Chatha campus. Over 500 graduates and post-graduates (Masters and Ph.D.) students of the University will receive gold medals, merit certificates, and degrees, the spokesperson stated.
The Vice-Chancellor, B N Tripathi, will present the university report, highlighting the academic, research, and extension activities of the institution.
SKUAST-Jammu is a highly regarded university, accredited as a ‘Grade A’ institution by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. It operates as a multi-campus and multi-district university, the spokesperson added.