Vadodara: Eighteen students were awarded gold medals while 826 students of undergraduate, post-graduate and doctorate programs were conferred degrees during the 8th convocation ceremony of city-based Navrachana University, Vadodara (NUV) on Saturday.
Inventor and serial entrepreneur Parag Amin was the chief guest at the virtual convocation. Amin, founding director at iCreate and president of Radiqal, United States, emphasized that given the fact that lakhs of Indian youngsters are being added to work force every year, the competitive edge will be sharpened for only those who can bring an entrepreneurial mindset to the workplace.
He said that the number of educated unemployed in India is already mind-boggling and will continue to increase over the next 20 years. In such a situation, the competition is intense and the ability and confidence to take the plunge, learn from failures, and learn fast must be developed and honed during the years at the university.
During the convocation ceremony, of the 18 awarded gold medals, 12 were girl students. Among the 826 conferred degrees, four have completed their doctoral studies, 259 have specialized in engineering and information technology, 202 in management studies, 149 in sciences, 76 in architecture and interior design, 52 in education, 39 in computer applications, 26 in mass communication and 11 in social work.
“While some of them have secured admission for further studies in prestigious institutions abroad as well as in other parts of India, a number of them have been placed in several corporates in Vadodara and other parts of the country,” an NUV official said.