Anna University 42nd Convocation: 69 toppers to get gold medals worth INR 35 lakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the 42nd convocation ceremony as the guest of honour and will be handing students the medals on July 29, during the convocation ceremony.

Anna University 42nd Convocation

Anna University 42^nd Convocation: A total of 69 toppers of various undergraduate programmes will be awarded by Anna University with gold medals worth INR 35 lakh. It is likely that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the convocation ceremony as the guest of honour and will be handing students the medals on July 29, during the convocation ceremony.

“The toppers will be awarded medals weighing 10 grams each,” said Vice-Chancellor R Velraj. Out of the total 69 medalists, 31 students are from the varsity’s four campuses while the rest are from its affiliated colleges.

The varsity officials informed that until 2018, the varsity used to present gold-coated medals to the meritorious students. Those medals contained only two grams of gold.  However, the system of presenting real gold medals was introduced during the tenure of then vice-chancellor MK Surappa.

“The convocation is nothing less than a festival. Last year, due to Covid-19, only toppers were allowed to attend the event. But this time, all will be participating,” said K Sridhar, a student told the New Indian Express.

The first convocation of MIT was held in 1952. On October 9, 1952, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the first convocation address at the Madras Institute of Technology, which was at that time an independent educational institution. MIT which was formed in 1948 was later merged with Anna University which was formed in 1978. The varsity at present admits over 1 lakh students annually under various undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including its affiliated colleges.

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