Karachi University awards over 2000 degrees, 208 gold medals at 30th Convocation

KARACHI: The University of Karachi awarded 7,184 degrees to the students of morning and evening shifts in various disciplines in 2019 of which 2,033 students received their degrees at the 30th Convocation ceremony which was held at the Valika Cricket Ground on Saturday.

As many as 5,151 students were conferred with degrees in absentia, while 292 students were conferred with MPhil and 255 students, were conferred with PhD degrees. Meanwhile 15 MS, two Masters of Surgery, one MD and DSc degrees were also awarded during the convocation.

During the convocation, 3,166 degrees were awarded in different departments of faculty of science, 1,865 degrees in different departments of faculty of arts and social sciences, 718 degrees in different departments of faculty of management and administrative sciences, 284 degrees in faculty of education, 268 degrees in different departments of faculty of Islamic Learning, 216 degrees in different departments of faculty of pharmacy, 80 degrees in faculty of law, and 21 degrees in faculty of engineering.

Karachi University also awarded 208 gold medals to the top position holders during Convocation 2019.