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Vice-President Leads DU's 102nd Convocation, Confers Degrees on 120,408 Students

He cast the graduating cohort as architects of Viksit Bharat, urging a research-driven, globally competitive higher-education system.

Overview

  • Delhi University said 50,780 degrees went to regular students, 5,008 to NCWEB and 64,620 to the School of Open Learning, bringing the total to 120,408.
  • Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan, serving as DU chancellor, presided over the ceremony and digitally released the degrees.
  • Women outnumbered men among graduates, and more than 70% of gold medallists were women, with 132 medals and awards presented overall.
  • Radhakrishnan called degrees a commitment and pressed universities to drive research, entrepreneurship and innovation, setting an ambition for DU to rapidly climb global rankings.
  • The university awarded 734 PhD degrees, led by the Faculty of Arts (236), and noted special 'centenary chance' degrees for 20 former students.