Kakinada(SamrudhaOdisha)Andhra Pradesh Governor & Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University@Kakinada, Sri S. Abdul Nazeer has presided over the 9th Convocation of the University held in the University Auditorium here today on Wednesday.Delivering the Convocation address, Governor Sri Abdul Nazeer said that the country is marching ahead in technological development on par with other advanced countries in the world and India ranks third in terms of number of PhDs awarded in Science and Engineering, which is nearly 25,000, after the USA and China. He said that the country also ranks third globally in terms of number of Startups which are 77,000 and 107 Unicorns. He further said that India is the most attractive investment destinations for technology transactions in the world and the Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) has increased by more than three times in the last ten years and India is ranked 9th in terms of resident patents filed. The Governor said that JNTU Kakinada is well established as one of the best universities in the country, and the students graduating from the University can look forward to their future with abundant pride and confidence.Governor Sri Abdul Nazeer said that he was happy to learn that JNTU Kakinada has been accredited with an A+ grade recently, by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) and has congratulated the Vice Chancellor and the University team behind the achievement for their sincere efforts and dedication. He also congratulated the winners of gold medals, merit certificates and all the Graduates who received their degrees in the Convocation.Sri Botcha Satyanarayana, Minister of Education, participated as the Guest of Honour, while Dr. K.I. Varaprasad Reddy, Chairman of Shanta Biotech, was the Chief Guest at the Convocation and Sri Anil Chalamalasetti, was awarded Honoris Causa by the University.Earlier, Prof. G.V.R. Prasada Raju, Vice Chancellor of JNTU Kakinada, read out the annual report of the University and felicitated Governor Sri Abdul Nazeer with a memento on behalf of the university.
Report by Advocate Sudhir Patnaik
