The 17 th annual convocation of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will be held on Monday (April 25) at the convocation hall on the premises of Muktagangotri here. Three eminent personalities will be conferred with honorary doctorate.
A total of 8,338 candidates, including 3,272 men and 5,066 women, will receive degrees in various subjects. While 31 candidates will be receiving PhD degrees, 48 candidates have secured gold medals and 38 have bagged cash prizes.
Giving details of the convocation at a press conference here on Saturday, Vice-Chancellor S. Vidyashankar said A.V.S. Murthy, Honorary Secretary, Rashtriya Shikshana Samithi Trust, R.V. Group of Educational Institutions, Bengaluru; E.S. Chakravarthy, Vice-President and Global Head, Resource Management Group, Tata Consultancy Services, Bengaluru; and Anand Sankeshwar, Managing Director, VRL Group will receive honorary doctorate from Governor and Chancellor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the convocation to be held at 11.30 a.m.
