Lahore, The University of the Punjab has organized its 121st annual convocation in the Faisal Auditorium, New Campus of Punjab University in which about 1255 candidates were awarded degrees.

According to the Vice Chancellor of Punjab University, Prof Dr. Mujahid Kamran it was the national record of any University in the country to confer 206 PhD degrees to the candidates in a year. There are various other levels in which degrees are awarded which are included MPhil, master and bachelor degrees for which 345, 339 and 180 degrees respectively given to the students in this convocation. There are about 155 students who have been given medals for showing their brilliant performances in their academic year. This is the first convocation in the history of Punjab University in which the whole proceeding is carried out in Urdu language.