Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Celebrate girls' success, focus on boys' higher education: Governor Patel
A convocation is a big ceremony where students who finish their studies receive their degrees.
On Tuesday, such a ceremony was held at Maharaja Suheldev University in Azamgarh, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
More than 63,000 students received their degrees that day.
Many more of them were girls than boys — about 42,700 girls and about 20,300 boys.
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, came to the ceremony and said she was very happy that so many girls are studying.
But she also said we should try to help more boys go to college too.
She learned that many boys leave home to find jobs, so they don't continue their studies.
The governor asked the university to teach skills that help students get jobs.
She also told students to stay healthy, avoid drugs, and be careful while using phones and the internet.
She encouraged them to help stop bad things like child marriage and unfair treatment of people, and to keep learning by reading newspapers.
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel addressed the third convocation of Maharaja Suheldev University in Azamgarh.
A total of 63,071 degrees were awarded, with 42,724 going to girls and 20,347 to boys.
Patel celebrated girls' achievements but said equal attention must be given to boys' participation and performance in higher education.
The university informed her that many boys leave the state or their areas in search of employment, lowering their participation in higher education.
Of the 88 medals awarded to 74 students, girls received 48 and boys received 26, with a larger number of medal winners from rural areas.
- Who
- Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chancellor of state universities, speaking to students of Maharaja Suheldev University
- What
- The third convocation of Maharaja Suheldev University, where 63,071 degrees were awarded and Patel celebrated girls' success while urging more focus on boys' higher education
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, according to a PTI report
- Where
- Maharaja Suheldev University, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To highlight the gap in participation and performance between boys and girls in higher education and to direct the university to improve boys' participation and employment-oriented education
- Governor
- Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chancellor of state universities
- University
- Maharaja Suheldev University, Azamgarh
- Event
- Third convocation
- Total degrees awarded
- 63,071
- Degrees to girls
- 42,724
- Degrees to boys
- 20,347
- Medals awarded
- 88 medals to 74 students (48 girls, 26 boys)
- Date
- Tuesday, August 11