Mangaluru: Srinivas University will organise its 9th Annual Convocation on Thursday at Srinivas University Campus, Mukka, Surathkal. This will be followed by celebration of ‘Sadbhavana Divas’ on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of the university’s founder chancellor, late CA A Raghavendra Rao, on Oct 16.During the 9th Annual Convocation, a total 2,077 graduates will receive their certificates, including 395 postgraduate and 1,619 undergraduates. The university has announced 177 ranks across various academic programmes, while 37 graduates will receive the Chancellor’s Gold Medal in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements. In addition, 63 research scholars will be awarded PhD degrees. The convocation will be presided over by A Srinivas Rao, chancellor of Srinivas University and president of A Shama Rao Foundation, Mangaluru. Zafar Yunus Sareshwala, principal adviser at Hilal ESG Ltd and Former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, and Faruk G Patel, founder, chairperson & managing director of KP Group will grace the occasion as chief guests.On Oct 16, ‘Swarna Smaraka Dhama’, a memorial dedicated to the founder chancellor, will be inaugurated by Shri Vidyavallabha Thirta Swamiji of Shri Kaniyooru Mutt, Udupi. The event will begin with a puja at Campus Pond ‘Kaveri’. The statue of late CA A Raghavendra Rao will subsequently be unveiled. The occasion will also witness the inauguration of Department of Indian Knowledge System.
