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14The first convocation of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is scheduled on 16th March, 2015 at the Kabani Auditorium, KVASU Headquarters, Pookode, Wayanad from 5 PM, wherein the degrees will be conferred on the students and University gold medals will be awarded to the top rank holders of various programmes.Hon'ble Chancellor Shri. Justice P. Sathasivam has kindly consented to confer the degrees and awards in presence of Pro Chancellor Shri. K.P.Mohanan.Vice Chancellor Dr.B.Ashok will deliver the wecome address.
First convocation of KVASU will be held on 16th March, 2015 at Pookode- PRESS RELEASE
The first convocation of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University formed in 2010 will be held on 16th March, 2015 at 4 PM at the Kabani Auditorium, University Headquarters, Pookode, Wayanad. The Hon’ble Chancellor Shri. Justice (Retd.) P.Sathasivam has kindly consented to be the chief Guest and distribute the awards and degrees.
During the occasion, two eminent persons Dr Amrita Patel, Former Chairperson of the National Dairy Development Board and Dr P. K. Warrier, Managing Trustee and Chief Physician, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal will be conferred honorary degrees of Doctor of Science by the Hon’ble Chancellor. Pro Chancellor and Minister of Agriculture Sri.K.P.Mohanan will attend the function.
15th meeting of the Management Council of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University held on 22nd December 2014 at Headquarters, Pookode passed a resolution to confer honorary doctorate degrees to Dr.P.K.Warrier, Managing Trustee, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal and Dr.Amrita Patel. Former Chairman, National Dairy Development Board. Padmabhushan Dr.P.K.Warrier, a doyen among the Ayurveda fraternity today represents everything that is authentic and pristine in Ayurveda. He did a pioneering role in adding value to the traditional practices of Ayurveda by making significant contributions to the research and innovations and in taking this holistic science of health care to distant shores of the World. With the initiative of Dr.P.K.Warrier Kerala Veterinary ad Animal Sciences University has launched a course on Post graduate diploma in Ethno pharmacology under technology enabled mode with the joint collaboration from Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala and Ayurveda College. Dr.Warrier is recognized as a physician par excellence. Dr.Amrita Patel, former Chairman of National Dairy Development Board was responsible for implementing the unique National Dairy Programme namely Operation Flood aimed at rural development in the country. The programme had helped to promote, finance and deliver variety of supporting services to a National co-operative dairy structure which includes more than 15 million members from 1.5 lakh village Dairy co-operatives affiliated to 183 districts coming under 22 State co-operative federations. With the efforts of Late Dr. Verghese Kurien and Dr.Amrita Patel India could achieve largest milk producing country in the World. Dr.Patel has been conferred the Padma Bhushan and numerous other awards and honorary degrees including Dr.Norman Borlaug Award and Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar. Dr.Amrita Patel has been selected for honorary doctorate degree taking in to account Dr.Patel’s contribution in the Dairy Sector of the country.
The Hon’ble Chancellor will also award the gold medals and rank certificates to the first rank holders of the various degree programmes. They include Dr Bindu Lakshmanan (Ph.D), Dr Prashanth Kumar K .S (M.V.Sc.), Dr Remya R. Nair (B.V.Sc. and AH) and Swathi P. Anand (B.Tech.-Dairy Science and Technology).
Around 170 students who have completed the course requirements and examinations of degree/ post graduate/doctoral and diploma programmes during 2014will be conferred with their degrees. Compared to other educational institutions, University has been able to disburse original degree certificates and consolidated mark lists of Graduate students within a month’s time after result notification, which has been followed in the previous years successfully.
The Vice Chancellor Dr B. Ashok will welcome the audience and Registrar Dr Joseph Mathew will propose the vote of thanks.
LIST OF GOLD MEDALISTS
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Name
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Admn. No.
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Rank
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1
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BINDU LAKSHMANAN
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2011-DVM-15
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1st rank, Ph.D
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2
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PRASHANTH KUMAR K S
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2012-MVM-01
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1st rank, M.V.Sc.
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3
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REMYA R. NAIR
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2009-03-32
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1st rank, B.V.Sc.&A.H.
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4
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SWATHI P ANAND
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2010-08-07
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1st rank, B.Tech.(D.Sci.&Tech.)
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