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Degrees awarded to pharmacy, nursing, biotech students at SOA ceremony

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 (UNI) Degrees were awarded to students of seven undergraduate and postgraduate batches in pharmacy, nursing and biotechnology at a graduation ceremony of SOA Deemed to be University here on Wednesday.
SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda presented the degrees to students of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Campus-1 and SUM Nursing College, Campus-1, who had completed their respective courses.
The graduating students included those from B Pharm (2022-26), M Pharm (2024-26), Integrated M Sc (Biotechnology) (2021-26), M Sc (Biotechnology) (2024-26), M Sc (Nursing) (2023-25), B Sc (Nursing) (2021-25) and Post Basic B Sc (Nursing) (2023-25) batches.
Addressing the graduates, Nanda urged them to work for the benefit of humanity and recalled the contribution of medical professionals who worked round the clock during the COVID-19 pandemic to save lives.
Pro-Vice Chancellors Neeta Mohanty and Anup Kumar Samantaray, deans, heads of departments, Academic Council members and faculty attended the ceremony.
Prof Sanghamitra Nayak, Head of the Centre of Biotechnology, delivered the welcome address.UNI MK AAB
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