Over 1,200 graduates and post-graduates of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) were conferred degrees in different disciplines on Thursday.
The CIIT held its 39th and 40th convocation at Convocation Centre and awarded degrees to the 1,241 graduates and post-graduate students in two different ceremonies, which were attended by a large number of students and their parents.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali (also the chancellor of CIIT) awarded degrees and medals to successful students in the presence of faculty members and parents.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the CIIT, while recognising its duties, was committed to provide the best opportunities for learning and personal development within a caring and supportive environment. The chancellor’s, campus and patron medals were awarded to the position holding students from different campuses of the CIIT. The students bagged campus and chancellor’s gold medals with 3.75 CGPA, while the patron medal was given to Bushra Qadir and Maria Mukhtar Dar with 4 CGPA.