Patna: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be the chief guest at the fifth convocation of the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) on Oct 12, where degrees and medals will be conferred on students who passed out in 2023 and 2024, said varsity officials.The ceremony will be held on the university campus under the guidance of vice-chancellor Kameshwar Nath Singh. Toppers will receive the Chancellor’s Gold Medal, School Gold Medal and Department Gold Medal, among other distinctions.CUSB public relations officer Mohammad Mudassir Alam said controller of examinations Shanti Gopal Pain has issued the notification for the convocation. Students who completed UG, PG, PG Diploma and PhD programmes during the specified academic years have been asked to register online by Oct 7.Candidates attending the ceremony will have to pay Rs 500 as a non-refundable convocation fee and another Rs 500 as a refundable deposit for the traditional turban and ‘angavastra’. The ceremonial attire will be distributed on campus on Oct 11 from 10 am to 5 pm, said Alam.Registered candidates must carry the fee receipt, identity proof, Aadhaar copy and relevant academic documents, including the final semester or cumulative grade report, degree certificate or migration certificate, he added.basant.pu@gmail.com
