World University of Design holds 2nd convocation ceremony

As many as 158 students were awarded undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on the occasion. Pranjal Aswal won the Chancellor's Gold Medal. 

World University of Design conducted its second convocation ceremony on the Rajiv Gandhi Education City campus in Sonepat, Haryana. More than 100 companies, including Amazon, Ogilvy, Squareboat, Whirlpool, Arvind Fashion, MAX, AJIO, Symbionic, etc, visited the campus for recruitment to pick up students from the campus. Over 96 per cent of eligible students got placed for graduation projects and over 80 per cent received full-time jobs in core design roles in reputed design companies with pay packages as high as  INR 16-24 lakh per annum. 

Pranjal Aswal was declared the winner of Chancellor's Gold Medal, while Vasudha, Mrudula, Lavanya, Subodh, and Aparna won the University's Gold Medals. The institute has been adjudged an A grade university in outcome-based education by World Institutional Rankings and enjoys diamond rating in mental health and well-being. Placed among top 20 universities in the country in digital adoption and Conformance to NEP by ASSOCHAM, WUD has been enlisted amongst best emerging universities by India Today. The School of Architecture was placed under top 25 by two independent surveys. WUD will be applying for NAAC accreditation this year. 

Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor, World University of Design, said, “A convocation for a university is the culmination of years of hard work put in by both students and faculty. It's a day of rejoicing for the whole university and we are so happy to have Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore as the chief guest at the convocation. His accomplishments in the field of sports, coupled with his efforts to promote sports and fitness in India, make him an inspiration for us. Just as he achieved excellence in the field of sports through dedication, hard work, and perseverance, our students strives to excel in their respective fields through their creative vision, talent, and innovation.” 

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