Educationist Achyuta Samanta conferred honorary doctorate by Himalayan University

Academic Council and Board of Management of the University unanimously recommends and resolves to confer the honorary degree on Dr Samanta in recognition of his outstanding contributions

Hyderabad: Social worker, educationist and founder of KIIT and KISS, Dr Achyuta Samanta, was conferred with the honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree (Honoris Causa) by Himalayan University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

The honour was formally bestowed upon him during the convocation ceremony held on Wednesday. The Academic Council and Board of Management of the Himalayan University had unanimously recommended and resolved to confer the honorary degree on Dr Samanta in recognition of his outstanding contributions.

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Present on the occasion were Pasang Dorjee Sona, Minister of Education, Rural Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism and Libraries; Hemant Goyal, Chairman of the University; Prof (Dr) Prakash Divakaran, Vice Chancellor, along with scholars and students from across the country.