Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 2: Sixty four University Gold Medals for the year 2014 and 55 PhD Degrees were awarded as 16th Convocation of Jammu University was held here today at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium.
Governor, N N Vohra, who is also Chancellor of the University, conferred the Medals and Degrees in the presence of Vice-President of India, M Hamid Ansari, Chief Justice of India, Justice T S Thakur, JU Vice-Chancellor Prof R D Sharma and others.
Besides the University Gold Medals and PhD Degrees, cash awards and medals created out of endowments, were also conferred on the occasion, which was graced by top academicians, bureaucrats, Police officers and judiciary people.
The Gold Medals and the Ph D degrees were awarded in the Faculty of Sciences, Life Sciences, Arts, Business Studies, Social Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Education and Law.
Those awarded PhD Degrees, included Sumati Anthal, Kamini Kapoor, Kuldeep Singh, Ranbir Singh, Daya Ram, Preeti Verma (Physics); Tajinder Kour (Geography); Balwinder Saini, Sanjay Kapoor (Chemistry); Rockey Gupta (Electronics); Anupa Sharma, Annpurna Devi Dogra, Manoti Barki ( Home Science); Ramnik Kour, Madhu Sudan, Jyoti Sharma, Kapil Dev, Sanjay Kotwal, Shakha Sharma and Sumita Sharma (Zoology); Shalini Sharma, Asha Singh, Anita Sharma (Environment Science); Shallu Samyal, Indu Sharma, Beetika Kohli, Anjad Ali, Rohini Sharma and Anil Sharma ( Botany); Neeru Choudhary (Buddhist Studies); Ashyana Kousar ( Urdu); Sonia Khajuria, Sheetal Sharma, Iesha Sharma, Asma Shaw ( English); Vandana Sharma ( Hindi); Annu Balla, Sindhu Kapoor ( History); Neelam Choudhary ( Economics); Vibhuti Ubbott, Kuldeep Raj, Ganesh Malhotra ( Political Science); Sumita Wadhera (Library & Information Science); Preeti Dubey, Syed Mutahar Aaqib ( Computer Science & IT); Aubid Hussain Parrey, Deepak Manhas, Neeraj Sharma, Hena Sharma (Business Management); Harleen, Shivani Mehta, Himani Arora, Shiffu Abrol, Jagmeet Kour, Purnima Bakshi ( Commerce); Bandhana Bhasin, Kamaljeet Kaur Education) and Sonia Aneja (Law).
The candidates, who were awarded the University Gold Medals for the year 2014, were; Sunil Sharma (M Sc Physics), Khadim Hussain (M Sc Chemistry), Roshi Sharma (M Sc Botany), Monika Sharma (M Sc Zoology), Rozi Sharma (M Sc Env Science), Rythem Anand (M Sc Microbiology), Rashi Bazaz (M Sc Electronics), Puneet Kotwal (M Sc Biotechnology); Anjuman Ayoub ( M Sc Home Science), Pankaj Prashar ( M Sc Remote Sensing &GIS), Sonam (M Sc Bio Chemistry), Avinder Kour (M Sc Sericulture), Rajni Sharma (M A Education), Komal Singh (M A Psychology), Rashmi Raina ( M A Sociology), , Arteek Sethi ( M Com), Bhawna Sharma (M A History), Monika Parihar (M A Political Science), Apoorva Jamwal (MA Economics), Sanjana Kumari (MA Economics), Neema Tashi ( MA Buddhist Studies), Paramjeet Kour (MA Punjabi), Nitish Sharma (MA Sanskrit), Shahida Nawaz (MA Urdu), Ruby Bajyal ( MA Hindi), Navneet Singh (A English), Aamira Javed (MA Kashmiri), Bhagwati Devi (M Sc Statistics), Madhu Bala (M Sc Geography), Teena Sharma ( M Sc Mathematics), Shahil Sharma ( M Sc IT), Sheetal Soni (MBA), Smiksha Verma (MBA-IB), Natasha Tandon (MBA-HT), Sonam Gandotra ((MCA), Sheetal (MA Music), Amit Sharma (M P Ed), Sabhyita Rani (M Lib), Navneet Kaur Risam (MBBS), Sheetal Sharma (M Ed- Regular), Bharti Chalotra (M Ed -Distance Education), Tazeem Akhter (BA), Sukriti Gupta (B Sc), Sugandha Verma (B Com), Agrta ( BE), Anu Pandita (B Ph T), Priya Sharma ( Bachelor of Fine Arts), Mukesh Kumar ( Bachelor of Music), Anu Radha ( BAMS), Amit Kumar ( LLB), Aarti Bahl ( BA, LLB), Sahvish Qureshi ( BDS), Jyoti Thapa ( M A Dogri), Chetna Handa ( BBA) and Surbhi Gupta ( BBA-HM).
Besides, cash awards and medals created, out of endowments, for the year 2014, were also awarded.
Navneet Kaur Rissam (MBBS) got total four medals, including University Gold Medal while Shahida Nawaz (Urdu) got two medals and one cash prize. Imtayaz Ali and Soubhika Sharma got Mrs Ishwinder Mahajan Memorial MBA Topper Gold Medal in the Male and Female, respectively, categories.
Anshita Gupta, Alisha Kour and Devika Rakesh were awarded Nikhil Baru Memorial Gold Medals in different categories while Radhika Gupta also got Verinder Goel Memorial Gold Medal. Amit Kumar (LLB) got two medals and one cash prize while
Preeti Jamwal and Varun Kumar were also awarded in different categories.
Earlier, JU vice-Chancellor, Prof R D Sharma, presented the University report and shared the academic and research output of the university along academics and student progression, admissions and examinations, research projects, academic and cultural events, fellowships and awards and infrastructural development besides the initiatives in extension and quality sustenance.
He informed that 58 research projects with a funding to the tune of Rs 35 crores are currently in progress in University of Jammu. He also disclosed about the establishment of Rural Technology Action Group Chapter (RuTAG) in the University for making technological interventions to address the problems of rural masses of J&K State.
The Registrar, University of Jammu conducted the proceedings and announced the awards.
The Convocation was declared open and then closed by the Registrar, Prof Keshav Sharma after obtaining formal consent of the Chancellor for the same.
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