JNTU Hyderabad to award over 92,000 degrees, 74 gold medals

JNTU-Hyderabad will award an honorary doctorate to AICTE Chairman Prof. TG Sitharam during its 13th convocation on June 3. Over 92,000 degrees and 74 gold medals will be presented, with updated R25 curriculum and strong campus placement figures announced.

Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) – Hyderabad will confer honorary doctorate on Prof. TG Sitharam, Chairman All India Council for Technical Education, during its XIII convocation scheduled for June 3. During the ceremony, as many as 74 gold medals will be presented to meritorious students.

A total of 92,118 degrees – 77,559 Undergraduate, 13,063 Postgraduate, 950 Doctor of Pharmacy, 305 Doctor of Philosophy and 241 other degrees – will be presented to successful students during the event.

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Speaking to media press persons on the University campus here on Sunday, JNTU-Hyderabad Vice Chancellor, Prof. T Kishen Kumar Reddy said Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, who is also JNTU-Hyderabad Chancellor, will take part in the convocation and Prof. Sitharam will deliver the convocation address.

The University is in the process of revising the course curriculum and the syllabi of all UG and PG programmes in the form of R25 regulations, which will be applicable from the academic year 2025-26, Prof. Reddy said, adding that the main objective of the syllabus revision is to prepare industry need based curriculum that will enhance employability skills.

Stating that campus placements are encouraging in all branches of UG, PG and IDP programmes, Prof. Reddy said a total of 791 students of JNTU-Hyderabad University Colleges/Units have been placed during campus interviews for the academic year 2024-25. Average salary offered is Rs. 4.20 lakh per annum and the highest being Rs. 26 lakh per annum, he added.