MEERUT: Swami Vivekanand Subharti University held its 11th convocation at the Mangalya Auditorium on Sunday, conferring 2,481 degrees including 115 PhDs. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat was the chief guest, while Senator Umar Abubakar Tafidan Kabbi, Lieutenant Governor of Nigeria’s Kebbi Province, attended as distinguished guest.Forty-five undergraduate toppers received gold medals, and 23 postgraduate toppers were awarded excellence certificates. The Chancellor’s Medal went to Dr. Eben S. John (best student) and Kumari Aastha Gupta (best female student). MBBS topper Sachi Gupta and dental topper Jaya Rani Singh also received gold medals. MBBS first-year toppers Arsh Jain and Shreya Rastogi were awarded cash prizes of Rs 11,000 each.Addressing graduates, Governor Acharya Devvrat said a convocation marks not an end but the beginning of new responsibilities. He urged students to share their knowledge with those in need and to honor their parents and teachers. Expressing concern over the rising number of old-age homes in India, he said such institutions are not part of Indian culture. “A degree means becoming a responsible person,” he said.The Nigerian Lieutenant Governor called on students to use their education for broader societal good, saying innovation, technology and international cooperation were increasingly critical in a fast-changing world.Vice Chancellor Prof. Pradeep Kumar Sharma said the NAAC ‘A’-graded university is advancing in research, startups and international collaboration in line with NEP 2020. He noted that the university employs over 70 differently-abled persons. All degrees were simultaneously uploaded to DigiLocker.University Chancellor Dr. Stuti Kakkar highlighted the newly established Subharti Incubation and Research Center as a key step for entrepreneurship.
