Guwahati, Aug 27: The University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) on Tuesday conferred Honorary D.Litt. degrees to two cultural icons of Assam and Meghalaya – Zubeen Garg and Lou Majaw – during their Tenth Convocation.
In addition to the Honorary D.Litt. degrees, 1,639 graduates were awarded degrees, out of which 17 scholars were awarded Ph.D degrees, 906 students were awarded Post Graduate degrees, and 716 students were awarded Undergraduate degrees.
Zubeen Garg and Lou Majaw were conferred Honorary D.Litt. degrees for their outstanding contribution in the field of art and culture, outreach activities, peace, harmony, and development of society.
The Tenth Convocation of USTM saw the presence of a galaxy of Vice Chancellors, Academicians, and other eminent personalities with the Governor of Meghalaya, C.H. Vijayashankar, who is the Visitor of USTM, extending his warm greetings to USTM and congratulating the graduating students. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, he was unable to attend the Convocation. The convocation was presided over by Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of USTM.
The Convocation address was delivered by Prof. Ved Prakash, Former Chairman, UGC. Special address was made by Prof. V. N. Rajsekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor of Somaiya Vidyasagar University, Mumbai & Former Chairman, UGC & Former Director, NAAC. The recipients of the Honorary Doctorate degrees, Zubeen Garg and Lou Majaw, presented acceptance remarks after receiving the degrees.
Distinguished dignitaries present in the Convocation include Prof. Neelima Gupta, VC, Dr. Harisingh Gour University; Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Afshar Alam, VC, Jamia Hamdard; Prof. (Dr.) Ami U. Upadhyay, VC, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad; Prof. Dibakar Chandra Deka, Vice Chancellor, Mizoram University; Prof. (Dr.) Sat Prakash Bansal, VC, Central University of Himachal Pradesh; Prof. Ganga Prasad Prasain, VC, Tripura University; Prof. Saket Kushwaha, VC, Rajiv Gandhi University; Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, VC, NEHU, Shillong; Dr. R.M. Pant, VC, Assam University, Silchar.
The Chancellor of USTM Shri Mahbubul Hoque welcomed all for their participation and said, “We aspire to become a world-class university and appeal to all the stakeholders to join us in our endeavour to transform this university into a world-class institution and participate in the nation-building process.” He also expressed his gratefulness to the Government of Meghalaya for its support in establishing USTM.
Earlier, the University report was presented by USTM Vice Chancellor Prof G. D. Sharma. This was followed by the award of degrees and gold medals. Honorary D. Litt. Degrees were conferred upon Zubeen Garg and Lou Majaw. Visitor’s Best Student Award went to Kasim Ampang Sangma, MA Rural Development; Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Best PG Student award went to Manash Pratim Sarmah, M.Sc Zoology; Chancellor’s Best Student Award went to Mustafizur Rahman, B.Sc. Chemistry, and PA Sangma Best UG student award went to Sujata Kumari, B. Pharm. Apart from this, 23 gold medals were awarded to the best Post Graduates of the respective departments while 22 gold medals were given away to the best Undergraduate students from different departments.
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