Jamshedpur, Dec. 26 -- President Draupadi Murmu will hand over honorary D-Litt and D-Phil degrees to the treasurer of the Ramjanmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust (RJTKT), Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj, and local industrialist Rabindra Kumar Behera, founder of the RSB Group of Companies, during the 15th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur, on December 29, officials said on Friday.

"The President will hand over degrees to a total of 1,114 successful students, of whom 612 will be physically present to receive their degrees - 417 graduates, 149 postgraduates and 46 PhD researchers. NIT Jamshedpur will also confer an honorary Doctor of Literature (D-Litt) degree on Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj, tre...