PU Celebrates Excellence: 436 Toppers Felicitated for 2018–2021 Sessions

Chandigarh, July 11, 2025: Panjab University, Chandigarh, today honoured its toppers of the academic sessions 2018–2019, 2019–2020, and 2020–2021 at the Medals Distribution Ceremony in the PU Law Auditorium. As many as 436 toppers and achievers from diverse disciplines of PU received medals and certificates from PU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Renu Vig on this occasion.
 
During the medal ceremony, a total of 133 students from Batch 2021 participated, including 37 boys and 96 girls, out of a total of 228. From Batch 2020, 109 students attended the ceremony, comprising 19 boys and 90 girls from a total of 226. For Batch 2019, 111 students were present at the event, with 24 boys and 87 girls out of a total of 235. Additionally, 83 awards were presented from endowment funds, which included 19 boys and 64 girls. The medals and awards of the students who could not be present today will be handed over to their respective departments.
 
Addressing the students, Prof. Renu Vig referred to Swami Vivekananda’s approach to motivate the University toppers to serve society while helping the underprivileged and needy. She mentioned Swami Vivekananda’s advice to the students: “Take my advice: Set yourselves wholly to the service of others, when you come from your colleges. Believe me, far greater happiness would then be yours, than if you had had a whole treasury full of money and other valuables at your command.”
 
Prof. Vig stressed the importance of maintaining balance between personal and professional life. She encouraged everyone to work with clear purpose and mission in life. “Decide what you want to achieve and direct your efforts accordingly,” she added. 
 
While referring to the Wall of Fame for distinguished alumni at the PU VC office, Prof. Vig expressed hope that in the next 30–40 years, members of the current batches will feature among those eminent personalities of PU, who served the country as Prime Ministers, Presidents, Chief Justices, Governors, and noted sportspersons.
 
Prof. Jagat Bhushan said that this function is not to hand over the medals to the toppers, but to honour their journeys, which must have started with a small step and carried on a path of perseverance to come out as achievers.
 
Director, Research and Development Cell Prof. Meenakshi Goyal, PU Registrar Prof. Y.P. Verma, Dean Student Welfare Prof. Amit Chauhan, Dean Student Welfare (Women) Prof. Namita Gupta, and many other officers, faculty members, and family members of the achievers were also present on the occasion.