The 66th convocation ceremony of Lucknow University will be held on 6 December. ISRO Chief S. Somnath will attend the convocation ceremony. The list of medals has been released by the examination department. This time 74 percent of the medals in the university will be in the names of daughters. Girls will be honored on 78 out of 192 medals. Besides, the university has also released the list of Vice Chancellor and Chakraborty Medal. In this, Richa Samant has been declared the university topper. Richa is an MA student and has topped all eight faculties and 49 departments of the university. Aparajita Singh of MA AIH will be awarded 9 gold medals. Whereas LLB student Ifat Khan will be honored with 8 gold medals. Lucknow University spokesperson Dr. Durgesh Srivastava said that Richa Samant will be honored with the Chancellor’s Gold Medal. This medal is given to the student who scores the highest marks in all subjects and departments. Whereas, Swaraj Shukla (Hamirpur) of LLB has been selected for the Chakraborty Gold Medal. Chakraborty Medal is given to the student doing the best social work. At the same time, Bhavini Bahuguna of B.Com has been selected for the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal. This medal is given to the best NCC cadet. Apart from this, students have also been selected for two Chancellor Silver and 10 Chancellor Bronze medals.
Students expressed happiness
Richa Samant, who received the Chancellor’s Gold Medal, said that getting the Chancellor’s Medal is like a dream, she had never imagined it. Father is a shopkeeper, seven people live in the house. Grandfather’s pension helps a lot. I want to pursue PhD and dream of becoming an Assistant Professor. Influenced by the teachers during Psychology, he has set a goal of becoming a professor. I have had a passion for teaching since the beginning. I am preparing for NET. Students should listen carefully and understand what is taught in the university. It is important to try yourself also. At the same time, Bhavini Bahuguna, who received Dr. Chakraborty Gold Medal of Lucknow University, said that she wants to join the Army and serve the country. Met many officers during NCC. Influenced by him, I have decided to join the army. Governor Gold Medal was also received during the program held at Governor House in February. She also went to Russia in September under the Youth Exchange Programme. She was the only person from UP in the team representing India. I am also a Visharad in music from Bhatkhande. We have to tell the students to study smart. Focus on quality studies and study diligently.
Swaraj Shukla, who won the Chakraborty Gold Medal, said that it is given to the student in the name of the first Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr. Gyanendra Nath Chakraborty. Which does better in social services. This time Swaraj Shukla, a student of Law Faculty of Lucknow University, has received this award. Swaraj Shukla told that in view of the fact that environment is a big problem, he had organized plantation drive in the university and surrounding districts from his level. Apart from this, legal camps were organized to provide legal assistance to the people by going from village to village and things like blood donation camp and medical checkup camp were organized for the health services of the people.
Vice Chancellor took information about the program
In the brainstorming room of Lucknow University, Vice Chancellor Professor Alok Kumar Rai held a meeting with officials and coordinators regarding the preparations for the Foundation Day celebration on 25th November and the convocation ceremony to be held on 6th December. In the meeting, the Vice Chancellor took detailed information about the minute-to-minute program of the Chancellery and issued necessary guidelines regarding the procession and the seating of the students sitting on the stage. The Vice Chancellor also held a meeting and discussed the list of visitors, whether information was sent to them or not, and also understood the arrangements for their seating etc. The Vice Chancellor gave instructions to everyone regarding the seating plan and decoration of the stage. After getting information about the cultural programs to be held on the evening of the Foundation Day, he gave instructions to the concerned persons. Regarding the convocation, he took information from the officers and convenors about the seating arrangement of the parents to be honored. Besides, there was also a detailed discussion about the principals coming from the colleges and the academic and cultural programs during the convocation week to be held from 28th November to 5th December.