A total of 2,162 students will receive their degrees in person during the 35th annual convocation of the Mangalore University on March 3 at the Mangala auditorium of the University. A total of 27,208 candidates passed during the 2015-16.

During the convocation, Mangalore University will award 56 Doctor of Philosophy degrees (Arts – 4, Science – 42, Commerce – 9 and Education – 1), 43 gold medals, 63 cash prizes and 249 ranks, out of which 62 students are 1st rank holders (PG – 45 and UG – 17: Arts – 15; Science and Technology – 32; Commerce – 10; Education – 03 and PG Diploma – 02).

Out of the 32,537 candidates who appeared for the examinations, 27,208 (83.62%) have passed. In the post graduation courses, out of 5,017 candidates who appeared, 4,962 (98.90%) have passed; out of 27,459 undergraduate students who appeared, 22,185 (80.79%) have passed and in PG Diploma course, 5 candidates appeared for the examination and all of them have passed (100%).

With regard to the gender composition, out of 27,208 total number of candidates who passed, 9,386 (34.50%) are boys and the girls represent 17,822 (65.50%). Out of the 4,962 post graduation students who have passed, boys account for 1,676 (33.78%) and the girls represent 3,286 (66.22%). Similarly, at the undergraduate level, out of the 22,185 candidates who passed, 7,678 (34.61%) are boys and the remaining 14,507 (65.39%) are girls.

Of the 27,152 undergraduate, post graduate and post graduate diploma candidates who passed, 8,853 (32.61%) have got distinction, 10,186 (37.51%) are first class, 6,636 (24.44%) are second class and the remaining 1,477 (5.44%) belonged to pass class.

The convocation address would be delivered by Indian National Science Academy president Prof Ajay K Sood. Governor of Karnataka and Chancellor of the University Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala will confer the degrees to all the candidates. Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi, will grace the occasion.