- Student protest disrupted Patna University convocation ceremony.
- Bihar Governor Ata Hasnain left event midway.
- Students demanded on-stage degree presentation for all.
Jagran Correspondent, Patna: Chaos erupted at Patna University's convocation ceremony on Saturday when students staged a massive protest. The incident forced Bihar Governor Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.) to leave midway through the event without delivering his address.
What Led To The Chaos?
The convocation ceremony was held at the Mother Veronica Auditorium of Patna Women’s College. According to reports, the commotion began when a section of the student body vehemently demanded to receive their degrees on stage. Notably, degrees were awarded on stage only to PhD scholars and gold medal recipients. A total of 38 toppers from the 2023-25 postgraduate batch were presented with gold medals during the ceremony.
28 Female Students Awarded Gold Medals
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(Bihar Governor awarding the degree to a student)
The list of gold medalists includes 28 female students and 10 male students. Additionally, degrees were conferred upon a total of 1,305 students, including 155 PhD degree holders. Governor-cum-Chancellor Ata Hasnain attended the ceremony as the chief guest. Professor Poonam Tandon, Vice-Chancellor of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University addressed the students during the convocation ceremony as the guest of honour.
List Of Students Who Received Gold Medal
| Name | Subject / Course |
| Nidhi Kumari | MA Hindi |
| Priya Singh | MA English |
| Upasana Arya | MA Sanskrit |
| Khushboo Kumari | MA Maithili |
| Hadika Khalid | MA Arabic |
| Shirin Tasneem | MA Urdu |
| Amarjeet Kumar | MA Philosophy |
| Sakshi | MA MJMC |
| Kundan Kumar | MA Music |
| Riya | MA History |
| Sahil Alam | MA Political Science |
| Sneha Kumari | MA Home Science |
| Abhishek Kumar | MA IH & Arch (Indian History & Archaeology) |
| Akanksha Kumari | MA Sociology |
| Gyaneshwari Kumari | MA Economics |
| Afshan Nigar | MA Economics |
| Supriya Raj | MA Psychology |
| Prakash Chandra | MA Geography |
| Mitali Raj | MA PM & IR (Personnel Management & Industrial Relations) |
| Ragini | MA Rural Studies |
| Palak Prakash | MA Social Work |
| Sakshi | MA Women's Studies |
| Suruchi Kumari | MSc Physics |
| Trupti Anand | MSc Chemistry |
| Aarti Kumari | MSc Zoology |
| Shaqib Arshad | MSc Botany |
| Vandana Kumari | MSc Geology |
| Nikita Kumari | MSc Mathematics |
| Aasiya Arya | MSc Statistics |
| Priya Kumari | MSc Biochemistry |
| Srishti Arya | MSc Biotechnology |
| Shashi Suman | MSc Environmental Science |
| Surbhi Kumari | MCA |
| Pranjal Kumar | MCom |
| Saket Kumar | MBA |
| Pallavi Kumari | MA in Library Science |
| Kumari Sakshi | LLM |
| Vishal Raj | MEd |