Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Holds 4th Convocation
Mumbai:
Port Wings News Network:
The Fourth Convocation of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) was held on 17 July 2026, with Civil Aviation Minister of India Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu as the Chief Guest and distinguished guests E. Sreedharan (popularly known as the Metro Man of India, Former MD, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.), Dr Hemang Joshi (MP, Vadodara), Rajmata of Baroda Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad, Samir Kumar Sinha (Secretary, Civil Aviation, Govt of India) and Sukaran Singh (CEO & MD, Tata Advanced Systems Limited).
A total of 121 students were awarded their degrees related to B.Tech., and MBA programs of study. For the first time, the university awarded an MBA degree in Metro Rail Management as well.
On the occasion, GSV conferred its First-ever Ph.D. Degree on ‘Honoris Causa’ basis, to E. Sreedharan for his outstanding contributions to the field of transportation and infrastructure in the country.
Gold Medals for academic excellence across various branches of study were given to Vivek Yadav, Sandeep Patel, Abhinandan Gupta, Rishav Tripathi and Suresh Sengundarmudliyar. The Outstanding Project award 2026 was given to Durgesh Kumar and Sandeep Patel, while the Best Graduating Student award of 2026 was conferred to Vivek Kumar.
Delivering the Convocation address as the Chief Guest, Naidu focussed on ‘Three Ms’: Movement, Momentum, and Mission – which represent direction, speed, and purpose respectively. He highlighted the country’s progress in the transportation sector and in particular in the aviation sector, PM Gati Shakti etc.
He emphasised the role the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector would play in creating opportunities for youth in this country. He praised the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering curriculum developed within 4 months of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA’s) partnership with GSV and extended the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s absolute support to GSV. He strongly complimented the University’s Industry-driven approach as a benchmark template for the entire higher education sector.
Dr. E. Sreedharan graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour, and emphasised the importance of continuous learning and to have a value system consisting of punctuality, integrity and professional competency along with a right attitude to succeed in life. He encouraged the young audience to give back to the society and country and for that they must possess a good character and health. The GSV Vice Chancellor Prof. Manoj Choudhary presented the progress report of the University.
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, a Central University under the Ministry of Railways was established through an Act of Parliament on 06 Dec 2022 and is currently offering Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral level programs in Rail Engineering, Aviation Engineering & Operations, Maritime Engineering, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Metro Rail Management, Ports & Shipping Logistics and Road & Highway Engineering etc., covering the entire transportation infrastructure and logistics sector.
Besides the regular academic programs, GSV has a very big focus on executive training of officers across Railways (probationers as well as serving officers), Defence Forces (Army, Air Force, Navy) and Civil Services on domains of its specialization.
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