Parents urged to give top priority to girls’ education
The Hindu
Education Minister attends Women’s College convocation
Education Minister Sabita Indra Reddy has promised to take up the issue of giving university status to Women’s College, Koti, with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
Speaking at the XVI Convocation of University College for Women on Wednesday, she said that a new hostel would be constructed so that more girls can be accommodated. She exhorted parents to give top priority to education of the girl child. Later, graduates who successfully completed their courses were awarded degrees.
Of the total 1,006 students including 12 foreign students who appeared for the exams, 962 have passed with an overall pass percentage of 95.63%. Students of all the three courses fared well ( B.A. 95.94%, B.Com 95.86%, and B.Sc. 95.39%). A total of eight gold medals were presented to students who excelled in different courses.
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