MANDI: Sardar Patel University, Mandi Vice Chancellor Lalit Kumar Awasthi yesterday announced that the university will hold its first convocation on September 12. The event is a historic moment for the institution, which was upgraded from Sardar Vallabhbhai Cluster University to a state university in 2022. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, who was also the Chancellor of the university, will be the chief guest at the event, Awasthi said. The Vice Chancellor expressed gratitude to the Governor for accepting the invitation.
311 degrees will be conferred to students of the 2020 and 2021 batches during the convocation. These graduates, who were initially enrolled in courses at Sardar Vallabhbhai Cluster University, will receive MSc degrees in six subjects – Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, MA (History) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). Meritorious students of these inaugural batches will be awarded medals. Awasthi said that during his recent visit to Shimla, he had met the Governor, Chief Minister and Education Minister and discussed the progress of the university and requested their cooperation for the convocation.
