Staff Reporter
Female graduates again outshined male students in terms of academic excellence at the 30th convocation of the University of Karachi as girls clinched all the prestigious academic medals, including the first position in the entire university and the first positions in all the eight faculties.
A total of 7,184 graduated this year, and 2,033 of them were awarded degrees for programmes of various departments under the eight faculties of the varsity. A total of 208 students received gold medals.
A female graduate, Sajida, who was enrolled on the masters degree programme at the Department of Mathematics, clinched three gold medals, including the one that was dedicated to the martyred students of the APS Peshawar for securing the overall first position in the entire university. She received the second gold medal for holding the first position in the Faculty of Science, and the third for achieving the first position in the Department of Mathematics.
Talking with The News, Sajida said she had dedicated her APS gold medal to the parents who lost their children in the terrorist attack and the students and teachers who were martyred.
“It was the most disastrous day in the history of Pakistan. I always wished to do something in the name of the martyred children of the APS. Now, I have the opportunity and want to dedicate my gold medal to them, their parents and teachers.”
The position holders at the faculty level included Faiza Sabir for securing the highest marks in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Alieya Ali in the Faculty of Education, Sumaira Ashraf in the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Tasmeena Perveen and Syeda Izza Maryam Rizvi in the Faculty of Law, Sayyeda Sualeha Waseem in the Faculty of Pharmacy, and Farah Siddiqi and Muqaddas Jelani in the Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences.
According to statistics released by the KU, 3,166 degrees were awarded in different departments working under the Faculty of Science, 1,865 degrees in departments under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 718 degrees under the Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences, 284 degrees under the Faculty of Education, 268 degrees under the Faculty of Islamic Studies, 216 degrees under the Faculty of Pharmacy, 80 degrees under the Faculty of Law, and 21 degrees under the Faculty of Engineering.
As many as 292 students received MPhil degrees while 255 students earned PhD degrees at the convocation. Fifteen students were awarded two-year master programme degrees such as MS, MD and DSc. A total of 645 students received BA (Hon) degrees, whereas, 68 students were awarded BS degrees.
From the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 1,142 students received masters degrees. A total of 1,186 students were the recipients of BSc (Hon) degrees, while 357 graduates were awarded BS degrees. As many as 623 graduates of the departments under the Faculty of Science received masters degrees.
Those who received Pharm-D degrees were 216, while 95 graduates bagged two-year BCom degrees. A total of 109 students obtained BPA (Hon) degrees and as many were awarded BS degrees.
