Masks on, AKTU medalists revel in hard-earned success

LUCKNOW: For the medal winners of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), it was not just a convocation function but also a day of first grand outing in times of coronavirus.
Celebrating their success in every corner of the campus by clicking selfies, the medal winners shared they have not been to any party for nearly a year and the convocation is the first celebration for them in testing times.
In all, 65 meritorious students were awarded medals on Saturday.
“We were apprehensive about convocation due to the pandemic but were overjoyed when it was announced last month that the event will be held like previous years,” said Vaishali Narula, BTech (civil engineering), who bagged a gold medal. “Getting medals in offline mode was like a dream come true in pandemic times. I kept my mask on while on the stage but pulled it down to pose for clickin pictures on the campus to capture the moment which I will always cherish,” said Anupam, a BTech (computer science) student, who has won a gold medal.
MTech student Abhishek Kaushal, another gold medalist, said: “It’s not just a convocation but a grand party for all of us. I thank AKTU for this grand celebration which is a reward for all the efforts we have put in for success.” Shubhi Khare, who won a gold medal in BTech (agriculture engineering), said she did not rely on books alone, but went to agricultural fields for practical experience like nature and origin of soil, classification and compositions.
Shubham Pandey, who has won gold medal in BTech (electronic and instrumentation), said regular studies was his success mantra. Parth Shree, a gold medalist in BTech (mechanical engineering), and Unnati Batra, a gold medal winner in BPharma, said practising sample papers in all years of graduation helped them secure good marks.