Official Event Press Release
The official media release for the event can be downloaded here.
SSSIHL Annual Convocation – 2024
I hereby solemnly declare and promise that, I will in my daily life and conversation, and in thought, word and deed, conduct myself as befits a member of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. I will to the utmost of my capacity and opportunity, support the cause of sound learning, humanity, morality and spirituality. As far as lies in me, I shall uphold and advance the social and indeed all round welfare of my countrymen and fellowmen.
Convocation Oath
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning held its 43rd Annual Convocation at the Poornachandra Auditorium, Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh, on 22 November 2024.
Honourable Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, U.S. National Science Foundation was the Chief guest for the event.
The event commenced with a ceremonial procession led by the Registrar carrying the ceremonial mace. Dignitaries including the Chancellor, Chief-Guest, Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Controller of Examinations, and members of the Public Charitable Trust, Executive Council, and Academic Council entered the Poornachandra Auditorium to the accompaniment of Vedic chants from the Taittiriya Upanishad.
The Convocation was then declared open in the Divine voice of the Revered Founder Chancellor Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba followed by the welcome address by Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL.
The grand ceremony saw the Hon’ble Chancellor, Shri K Chakravarthi, IAS (Retd.), admit 463 candidates to their degrees followed by the Vice-Chancellor administering the convocation pledge. The Hon’ble Chancellor and Hon’ble Chief Guest awarded the Gold Medals to 22 students who achieved distinction in various disciplines and conferred the Ph.D. degrees to 14 doctoral research scholars with each recipient receiving a special memento blessed by the Founder Chancellor Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
The Chief Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan then delivered an inspiring convocation address to the students. This was followed by the Divine Benediction of our Revered Founder Chancellor, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The event concluded with the National Anthem played by the Institute’s Brass band. This was followed by Mangala Aarati to Bhagawan.
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Ph.D. Awardees 2024
Denny Melkay M George – Physics
Novel Low-cost Line-field Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Techniques: Applications in Vibrometry, Angiography and In-vivo Imaging
Roshan Rai – Biosciences
An Analysis of Dye Remediation and Bioactive Potential of Aspergillus species from Domestic Wastewater
V Sai Raam – Computer Science
Towards Compositional Inductive Biases and Evaluation Mechanisms for Deep Neural Networks
Hirak Doshi – Mathematics
Variational Motion Estimation in Digital Images with Fluid and Rotational Motion: A New Paradigm
V Bhaskaran – Computer Science
A Novel Approach to Explainable AI using Formal Concept Lattice
Santosh C R – Physics
Novel and Versatile Mode-locked Fiber Laser Sources: Development, Characterization and Studies in the Noise-like Pulsed Regime
Dhavala Lokeswararao – Physics
Investigations into the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Effects on the Dielectric and Varistor Characteristics of CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics
Rokkam Siva Kumar – Chemistry
Novel Pyrazole Acetals of Andrographolide and Structural Analogues of Curcumin as Potential Therapeutic Agents
Ponapalli Prasanti Prabha – English Literature
From Illusion Towards Realisation: An Exploration of Characters in Selected Novels of Iris Murdoch Through the Lens of the Bhagavad Gita
Saivinod M S – Management
A Study of Corporate Social Environmental Responsibility in the Indian Context
Prajal Chettri – Physics
Novel Laser Micromachined Optofluidic Sensors: Design and Fabrication for Lab-on-a-chip Applications
Patnana Durga Prasad – Chemistry
New Insights into the Measurements of PM2.5 bound Aromatics, Microplastics and Metals in the Urban and Suburban Atmospheres of India
Akanksha Aggarwal – Management
Unveiling Sustainable Consumers in India: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Motivations, Well-being and Behaviors
Suresh Kumar Dahal – Economics
Understanding the Exchange Rate Dynamics of Nepal and India
Gold Medalists 2024
- Swechha Rai (Bachelor of Arts )
- Valiyaparambil Vysakh (Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics)
- Krishna Kant Burman (Bachelor of Performing Arts in Music)
- Wootla Satya Sai Sri Charan (Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics)
- Sai Varshini A (Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics)
- Siba Prasad Ghosh (Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry)
- Sejal (Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutritional Sciences)
- Harshit Goyal (Bachelor of Business Administration)
- A Charan Sai (Bachelor of Commerce (Honours))
- Reshma T (Bachelor of Education)
- Yadha Lama (Master of Arts in English Language and Literature)
- Gautam Agarwal (Master of Arts in Economics)
- Ayyagari Sathya Sai Srikar (Master of Science in Mathematics)
- Ujjal Chettri (Master of Science in Physics)
- Dattatreya Parija (Master of Science in Chemistry)
- Ammineni Vishnu Sai Mokshagna (Master of Science in Biosciences)
- Pathri Sesha Sri Manogna (Master of Science in Food and Nutritional Sciences)
- Kalur Lalith Aditya (Master of Science in Data Science and Computing)
- L Sai Varun (Master of Business Administration)
- Mangala Prasad Sahu (Master of Technology in Computer Science)
- Pakala Pruthividhar Reddy (Master of Technology in Optoelectronics and Communications)
