1,096 degrees awarded at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology convocation

BHOPAL: In the ninth convocation ceremony held at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), 1,096 degrees were conferred. The students participated in the convocation sporting college blazer, trouser, and Gandhi cap.
IIT Madras former director Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth was the chief guest at the function. Chairman of board of governors, MANIT, Prof G K Mehta presided over the function.MANIT’s director Dr Appukuttan K K presented the details of developmental activities underway at the institute.
Chief guest M S Ananth said, “University education emphasizes the training of the left brain which thinks in words and uses step-by-step logical sequences. It is up to the students to nurture their right brains, which uses visual images and intuition to draw conclusions. Self-confidence is built only by repeatedly confirming the correctness of one’s intuition using logic.” 696 B Tech degrees, 26 degrees in B Plan, 41 degrees in B Arch, 72 MCA degrees, 45 MBA degrees, 176 M Tech degrees and 36 Ph Ed degrees were given. Candidates who stood first and second in their respective courses were awarded with gold and silver medals. Deans, HODs, and senate members were present.