2.15 lakh learners to receive degrees on Convocation Day

New Delhi: IGNOU will host the 22nd ConvocationCeremony at Sanchar Kendra at the IGNOUHeadquarters on April 2, 2011

Nearly 2.15 lakh students will receive degrees/diplomas with 78 gold medallists across the nation. Nearly 6,628 students from Delhi will receive degrees/diplomas with 12 gold medalists from the capital itself. Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal will be the chief guest at the ceremony.

All students who have passed their Master, Bachelor and Diploma examinations held in December 2009 and June 2010 are eligible for award of degrees/ diplomas.

A committee for Liaison, Transport and Accommodation etc. constituted by the Vice Chancellor resolved that five mini buses and 20 Gramin Sewa vehicles would be engaged for providing transportation to the students and guests who attend the 22nd convocation. The pick-up points will be Saket Metro Station and Saket (Traffic Court, Near Anupam Apartment).

Students who have registered for getting their degree certificates in person at convocation will be eligible to attend the convocation at New Delhi and at the respective regional centres. The main function will be held at New Delhi for award of gold medals, degrees and diplomas to eligible students and simultaneously at its regional centres at Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Agartala, Aligarh, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Cochin, Chandigarh, Darbhanga, Dehradun, Guwahati, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Imphal, Jammu, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Karnal, Khanna, Kolkatta, Koraput, Kohima, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Panaji, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Siliguri, Srinagar, Trivandrum, Varanasi and Vijaywada through teleconferencing mode.

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Emphasis on cultural integrity on second day of seminar at PTU

Chandigarh: The second day of the international seminar of the World Organization of Students and Youth (WOSY) being held at the Panjab University's English Auditorium began with a speech by the Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University (Shimla), Sunil Gupta.

The second day of the seminar saw an emphasis upon cultural integrity among youth, with Sunil Gupta talking about the issue of cultural understanding among young people from different backgrounds.

The seminar has been organized at the varsity in collaboration with student representatives of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

Urging the youth to be the in contributing factors in developing the theme "world is family", VC Sunil Gupta said that he appreciated the efforts by and role of WOSY in providing a common platform for students from different countries, cultures and ethics to come together and create an example of unity in diversity.

Later during the seminar, a paper presentation was held in which delegates were allowed to bring forth their ideas on ways to increase inter-cultural understanding among the youth.

The valedictory ceremony of the seminar was also attended by Punjab Technical University Vice Chancellor Rajnish Arora, and member of parliament Avanish Rai Khanna among others.

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