Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) vice-chancellor prof Mittal announced that Union defence minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest at the 11th Convocation Ceremony of the University on August 29. A total of 8,551 graduating students spanning the academic years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, alongside 19 backlog candidates, will receive their degrees.
This was revealed during a press conference held at the university on Wednesday.
It is the first time the university will award a D Sc degree to Prof. Devesh Kumar of the Physics Department. The RD Sonkar Award, given to the best SC student in the Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, will be conferred upon Gyanendra Pratap Singh (MA Sociology), Shivangi (MA History), Soni Nirmal (MA History), and Prabha Chandra (MA History) for the years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively.
A total of 22 top achievers—including 17 university toppers across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, 1 D.Sc. candidate, and 4 RD Sonkar Award recipients—will be awarded on the main stage during the opening phase of the ceremony.
