As many as 315 levels, 102 advantage certificates and 17 gold medals had been conferred on college students in the course of the third convocation of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) at Pal auditorium on Saturday.

Punjab legislative meeting speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Punjab animal husbandry minister Laljit Singh Bhullar had been the chief visitor and visitor of honour, respectively.

Rupinder Singh Sodhi, president of the Indian Dairy Association, acquired Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) for his contribution in co-operative sector inside the Indian dairy trade.

Kultar Singh Sandhwan congratulated the passing out college students, their academics and fogeys. He motivated the scholars to work with honesty and dedication and to maintain excessive targets to attain fruitful leads to life. He inspired the scholars to work for the residents of the nation. He urged them to take up all challenges gracefully of their skilled life to make important contributions to uplift the livestock sector and contribute to progress of the nation. He impressed them to worth their mother-tongue for spectacular leads to skilled and social life.

GADVASU vice-chancellor Inderjeet Singh delivered the convocation report and put forth the achievements of the college. The college has state-of-the-art infrastructure with proficient school to cater to the wants of analysis, educating and extension actions. Currently, as many as 2,210 college students are enrolled in diploma, undergraduate, masters’ and PhD applications on the varsity. The college has been accredited by ICAR, acknowledged by University Grants Commission and has a number of nationwide and worldwide collaborations. He highlighted that varied funded analysis tasks are being undertaken on the varsity. He added that hospitals and outstations of the college are catering to the wants of farmers around the clock.

Divulging particulars, GADVASU registrar HS Banga stated 315 levels, 102 advantage certificates and 17 gold medals had been conferred on college students who’ve efficiently accomplished their tutorial applications in Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Veterinary Science, Master of Dairy Science and Technology, Master of Fisheries Science , Master of Science (Biotechnology), Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bachelor of Dairy Science and Technology, Bachelor of Fisheries Science and Bachelor of Biotechnology.

Members of board of administration of GADVASU, officers, school members and different dignitaries had been current on the event.