Girl students outshine boys at MSU convocation ceremony
Devanshi Joshi. Vadodara/DNA
Sunday, December 28, 2008
In a stunning event 288 gold medals were awarded to the meritorious graduating students at the 57th annual convocation of the MS University for the year 2008, which was organised at the university convocation ground on Saturday. Attended by a large number of dignitaries, including members of the Universitys Senate and Syndicate, besides the students, the event was graced by Dr RK Pachauri, director general, Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi and chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the chief guest.
Emphasising on the importance of research and knowledge-based education, Dr Pachauri urged students to “dirty their hands in research and bring out the best”. “We need to make our education system more research oriented. It can be the best way to learn and get something out. Knowledge cannot be preserved by selected authorities. It should rotate in flow. Quality education is required from the beginning to make the career stronger,” he said.
This years convocation was totally dominated by the girl students who won 149 gold medals out of 288 gold medals distributed among students of different departments. The girl students not only achieved the gold medals in non-technical streams like commerce and arts, but also marked their presence in technology and engineering fields with gold medal in Mechanical, electrical and other technical subjects. Shobhit Mathur, a medical student was the event stunner with a haul of six gold medals followed closely by three girl students who received five gold medals each.
Addressing the gathering, chancellor Mrunalinidevi Puar, said: “Getting a degree from MSU is definitely a moment of pride for all the students. I urge the students to actively contribute to the society and to the nation through their education and also to utilise the education in a best way and to keep themselves updated to match steps with the world.”
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