Mumbai University (MU) on Saturday, January 17, awarded degrees to postgraduates from the first batch under the New Education Policy (NEP) at its convocation ceremony held at the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall on the varsity’s Fort campus. Degrees were conferred on a total of 1,72,522 students, including 1,49,982 undergraduates and 22,540 postgraduates.

The university also recorded an around 50 per cent rise in PhD graduates compared to the previous academic year, the highest in the last nine years. Of the 603 PhD degrees awarded, the highest number went to students from science and technology, followed by commerce, humanities, and interdisciplinary studies.