Vadodara/ Anand: A total of 1,813 graduating students including 30 gold medallists were conferred degrees during the tenth convocation of Changa-based Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) on Saturday.
In all, 313 students of Faculty of Computer Applications, 197 students of Faculty of Management Studies, 128 students of Faculty of Pharmacy, 285 students of Faculty of Applied Sciences and 890 students of Faculty of Technology and Engineering have been conferred degrees this year.
Considering Covid-19 induced pandemic and to adhere to social distancing rules, the university has decided to award the degrees to the students over the next two days – January 11 and January 12 – at six different venues.
PhD scholars and gold medallists from various disciplines received their degrees and medals from deans of various departments during the convocation.
Harish Mehta, founder and executive chairman of Onward Technologies Limited and first elected chairman of the National Association of Software and Service Companies delivered the convocation address online as the chief guest. “We are living in uncertain times, but we are living in a world of immense opportunities,” he said, adding that youngsters should upskill and reskill themselves through technology.