KLU convocation to be held on December 27

National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), president Vinod K. Singh will attend the 15th convocation of KL Deemed to be University, scheduled to be held on the university campus at Vaddeswaram in Guntur district on December 27.

At a press conference on Wednesday, KLU Vice-Chancellor G. Pardhasaradhy Varma said Mr. Singh would deliver the convocation address, while Managing Director of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, and Chairperson of the IAP Pediatric Hemato-Oncology division Sripad Banavali will be the guest of honour.

Mr. Pardhasaradhy said degrees will be awarded to 5,000 students — 184 Ph.D. scholars, over 700 postgraduate students and more than 4,500 undergraduate students — who completed studies during the 2025 academic year. He said the graduates comprised 340 MBA, 105 M. Tech, 40 Law, 3,200 B. Tech, 12 Architecture, 48 B. Pharmacy, 330 BCA, 325 BBA, 37 B. Com, 18 B. Sc (Visual Communication), 25 BA, 180 B. Sc Agriculture, 14 M. Pharmacy, 32 M. Sc (Chemistry), and 220 MCA Degree holders.

The degrees will be conferred in person to the students, he informed, adding that additionally, 44 students, who demonstrated exceptional academic excellence in the previous academic year, will be awarded gold medals, while 40 students will receive silver medals, along with cash prizes.

University registrar K. Subba Rao, who is also the convocation coordinator, said elaborate arrangements were being made for the smooth conduct of the event. He said K. Subramanyam and K. Ramakrishna would be the chief conveners for the event.

The press meet was attended by the university pro-chancellor K.S. Jagannadha Rao, MHS dean M. Kishore Babu and other officials.