India, Jan. 15 -- The University of Mumbai (MU) will award degrees to 1,72,522 students and 602 PhD degrees at its annual convocation ceremony on January 17. The ceremony will be held at the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall in Fort, where 21 medals will also be given out during the event.

The convocation will be attended by students who have completed undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes. The chief guest will be Ajay Sood, who will deliver the convocation address. The event will be presided over by vice-chancellor Ravindra Kulkarni.

Of the 1,72,522 students receiving degrees, 1,49,982 students are from undergraduate courses and 22,540 from postgraduate programmes. They include 84,318 male students, 88,202 female stud...