The Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research held its 15th Annual Convocation on the 4th of December 2021, at the auditorium of the Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram. And Thiru A.N. Radhakrishnan, the Honorable Chancellor of MAHER, presided over the 15th Convocation, declared the ceremony open and awarded the degrees to the enthusiastic graduates.
The ceremony was graced by the presence of the Chief guest Dr S.P. Thyagarajan, Chancellor of the Avinashilingam Institute for Home Sciences and Higher Education for women, Coimbatore. The event started with the welcome note by Mrs Jayanthi Radhakrishnan, Rector of MAHER.
She also recalled that the Meenakshi Ammal Trust was founded in 1983, with the vision of providing affordable, relevant, contemporary and lofty education to the children and youth of this great nation and stated that MAHER has realized that dream now.
A total of 988 candidates including undergraduates, postgraduates and 49 PhD candidates received their degrees during this 15th convocation. Prof C Krithika hailed the immense contribution of Prof S.P. Thyagarajan in the academic and research domains. In his Convocation address, Dr S.P. Thyagarajan, commended the excellent track record of the constituent colleges of MAHER, appreciating the NAAC accreditation and the NIRF rankings.
Following the presentation of the candidates of various faculties for the award of degrees, 66 meritorious candidates were awarded medals and certificates in recognition of their stupendous academic achievements. Nine of the well-renowned Alumni of MAHER were honoured with Distinguished Alumni awards instituted this year. The program then ended with the national anthem.