Nagpur University convocation on July 9

NAGPUR: After a delay of over two and half months due to the Covid-19, the Nagpur University would be holding its much awaited convocation on July 9 at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall. In the same ceremony, NU would confer a prestigious Doctor of Law (LLD) on former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde.
Chancellor Bhagar Singh Koshyari has consented to preside over the ceremony where only 40-50 persons would be allowed due to Covid-19 restrictions. The university would be bestowing about 180 medals and prizes on the students, but they wouldn’t be allowed to enter the venue.
Earlier, NU had decided to conduct two separate convocations — special for awarding LLD to the ex-CJI on April 11 and regular for the students after that. However, due to the imposition of lockdown, both ceremonies were deferred.
“We’ve recently received consent from the chancellor for holding the ceremony. He would be physically arriving in the city to preside over it. Even the ex-CJI had agreed for the same date. So, we’ve decided to hold both ceremonies together,” pro-VC Sanjay Dudhe told TOI.
Endorsing him, Board of Examinations and Evaluation (BOEE) director Prafulla Sable said, VC Subhash Chaudhari had instructed him to start preparations for the big event that included preparing list of the students receiving PhDs, gold and silver medals and prizes.