National Institute of Technology (NIT) Andhra Pradesh will jointly organize the second and third convocations on November 13 in which 793 students will be awarded degrees. There are 381 candidates of 2016-20 batch and 412 candidates of 2017-21 batch.
Out of 381 candidates for 2016-20 batch, 229 are male students and 152 are female, while for 2017-21 batch, out of 412 students, 313 are male, and 99 are female students. 16 B.Tech students will receive gold medals for securing the highest CGPA in their respective branches.
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The chief guest at the event is Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), who will deliver the convocation address. Dr. Dashrath Ram Yadav, Director, Defense Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) will be the special guest. Mridula Ramesh, Chairman, Board of Governors (BOG), NIT Andhra Pradesh, will preside over the function.
CSP Rao, Director, NIT Andhra Pradesh said, “Three batches of students have successfully graduated so far and a total of 793 candidates will receive their degrees during this second and third joint convocation. Two students will get institute topper medal and sixteen B.Tech students will get gold medal for securing highest CGPA in their respective branches.
In the 2016-20 batch, 13 students are from Biotechnology, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, 22 from Chemical Engineering, 44 from Civil Engineering, 86 from Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, respectively,
68 from Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and 49 from Mechanical Engineering. V Karthik Reddy from Mechanical Engineering will be awarded the Institute’s Topper Medal for a CGPA of 9.59.
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In the 2017-21 batch, 24 students from the Department of Biotechnology, 23 from Chemical Engineering, 47 from Civil Engineering, 81 from Computer Science and Engineering, 75 from Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 87 from Electronics and Communication Engineering, 52 students will be awarded. from Mechanical Engineering and 23 from Metallurgical and Materials Engg. B Anusha from Electronics and Communication Engineering will be awarded the Institute’s Topper Medal.
The convocation will be held on Saturday at 4 pm in physical mode. “A large number of candidates are expected to attend the convocation along with their parents,” says Rao.
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