Bengaluru: Dayananda Sagar University celebrated the graduation of 3,024 students, the conferment of PhD degrees on 39 scholars and the awarding of 49 gold medals for academic excellence at its 10th convocation held at the Harohalli campus Friday.Prof Rajeev Ahuja, director of IIT Ropar, called for India to strengthen its capacity to develop home-grown technologies and become an innovation-driven nation. Basavaraj Raya Reddy, minister for higher education, reaffirmed the role of higher education in nurturing talent, advancing research and preparing graduates to contribute meaningfully to a rapidly changing society.Also present was Harshbir Sangha, British Deputy High Commissioner to Karnataka and the UK’s Deputy Trade Commissioner for Investment, South Asia.
