Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Celebrates 4th Graduation Day; 121 Students Receive Degrees in B.Tech. and MBA Courses

The Fourth Convocation of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) was held on 17 July 2026, with Hon. Civil Aviation Minister of India Sh. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu as the Chief Guest and distinguished guests Sh.

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Prelims-testable facts

01Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) is a Central University under the Ministry of Railways.
02The fourth convocation of GSV was held on 17 July 2026, with Hon. Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu as the Chief Guest.
03A total of 121 students were awarded their degrees related to B.Tech. and MBA programs of study at the fourth convocation of GSV.
04For the first time, the university awarded an MBA degree in Metro Rail Management.
05Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya conferred its First-ever Ph.D. Degree on 'Honoris Causa' basis to E. Sreedharan for his outstanding contributions to the field of transportation and infrastructure in the country.
06Gold Medals for academic excellence across various branches of study were given to Vivek Yadav, Sandeep Patel, Abhinandan Gupta, Rishav Tripathi, and Suresh Sengundarmudliyar at the GSV convocation.
07The Outstanding Project award 2026 was given to Durgesh Kumar and Sandeep Patel, while the Best Graduating Student award of 2026 was conferred to Vivek Kumar.

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Most people think Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya is a private university, but actually it's a Central University under the Ministry of Railways.
Most people think E. Sreedharan was awarded a Ph.D. for his academic contributions, but actually he received an honorary Ph.D. for his outstanding contributions to the field of transportation and infrastructure in the country.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

How many students were awarded degrees at the Fourth Convocation of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya?

A.100
B.121
C.150
D.200

121 students graduated across B.Tech. and MBA programmes.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya's Convocation: 1. The Fourth Convocation of GSV was held on 17 July 2025. 2. 121 students were awarded their degrees related to B.Tech., and MBA programs of study at the convocation. 3. The Ministry of Civil Aviation extended its absolute support to GSV. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

Statement-I is incorrect because the Fourth Convocation was held on 17 July 2026 (Fact #1), not 2025. Statement-II is correct as per Fact #2. Statement-III is correct as per Fact #7.

Statement I & II

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