Principal scientific advisor to Government of India R Chidambaram will deliver the keynote address at the second convocation of JSS University on July 28 at 3.30 pm at Rajendra auditorium, JSS Medical college.
Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, JSS University vice-chancellor Dr B Suresh said the three-year-old university had made lot of developments and there were many firsts to its credit.
The three main objectives of the university was to achieve academic, research and professional excellence.
The Pharm D graduates who will be coming out of the university will be the first batch in the entire country.
Courses approved
The pharmacy council has approved the course even before the students have graduated, he said and added that it was true for a few other courses where the Medical Council of India has recognised the JSS university even before the first graduates in MD, MS and a few other courses have passed out.
Collaborations
The university has collaborated with several national and international institutes and organisations and signed MoUs with the vision and strategy of enhancing knowledge development and research leading to innovations.
They include Khon Kaen University, Thailand, Latrobe University, Autstralia, Philips Electronic India and Gujarat Forensic Sciences University which is the only one of its kind in the country, he said.
Vision 2020
On vision 2020, Dr Suresh said , the strategic plan of the university envisages to have an enrolment of 100,000 students, be a multicampus university, have sustainable practises throughout the organisation and be listed amongst the top universities in the world.
With this aim there are already 75 students registered for research leading to the award of the Ph D.
Regarding the deemed university status, he said the university was in the B category and it aimed to reach the A category soon by striking a right balance with independence and responsibility.
Gold medalists
In all 12 gold medals will be presented at the convocation will be awarded degree students from various branches like diploma in clinical pathology, industrial pharmacy, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacogosy, B Pharma and Pharma D to name a few.
Also 180 graduates will be awarded degrees during the convocation, he said.
Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra, chancellor will preside and pro-chancellor B N Betkerur will be present on the occasion.
JSS Medical College principal Prof Basavangowdappa, director academic Dr Kushalappa, Dental College principal Dr Nanda Lal and JSS Pharmacy College principal Dr B Shivakumar were also present at the press meet.