 
After four long years, Calcutta University has finally decided to hold a PhD degree award ceremony. The event has been eagerly awaited and marks a major turn of events not only for the university and its students but also for the entire academic fraternity because students who had put in immense work towards acquiring their doctoral degrees are rewarded with official recognition.
Finally, the decision to host the ceremony will bring relief to many, especially those who have completed their PhDs in intervening years but had not yet been officially conferred with their degrees due to other delays. Let us take a closer look at the circumstances surrounding this long-awaited event, its importance, and what it means for the university and its graduates.
The Four-Year Delay: What Caused It?
Graduation of PhD degrees at Calcutta University has long been a mute witness to many questions. A load of administrative challenges, organizational delays coupled with the shock waves of the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled another postponement of this very important academic event.
The pandemic, which caused disruption in the affairs of the collegiate calendars and public rallying globally, played a large part in the delay. The constraints on public gathering as well as the longest periods universities were closed made it impossible for such a traditional ceremony to be held. Besides that, the restructuring of the administrative apparatus within the university also created a backlog, and the ceremony was delayed further.
The Significance of the PhD Ceremony
The awarding of PhD degrees is a hallmark event in any academic institution, the product of years of hard work and intangible effort in research and intellectual contribution. Calcutta University, owing to its long legacy as a premier institution, attaches special importance to PhD ceremonies. They provide formal public acknowledgment of the scholars’ labor of love but also become a reaffirmation of the university’s commitment toward academic excellence.
It is for the students the last step in a long research and learning itinerary. While disappointing for many, the delay of the graduation ceremony hasn’t diminished the pride and sense of accomplishment with the graduating scholars. Finally wearing their robes and accepting their degrees, these scholars will celebrate a hard-earned milestone that sets the stage for the next chapter of their careers in academia, research, or industry.
A Moment to Remember for the Graduates and Their Families
The PhD graduation is also a momentous occasion, especially for the PhD graduates, who have waited so long to obtain their formal degrees. In fact, many of these scholars had just completed their doctoral work between 2019 and 2023, while ceremonies at universities were suspended. Even though students obtained provisional certificates, an official ceremony was in the air, and thus the end of their academic journey was uncertain.
For the graduate doctors, the ceremony will mark the culmination of their studies. In addition, they will have the opportunity to celebrate this, with family and peers, something that most of them have been waiting for, given that they have traveled from all over the country to attend the function.
The PhD award ceremony of Calcutta University is likely to be a stately and pompous affair. The administration has promised that the event would be held strictly in line with all the precautions that are supposed to run with the full protocol so that both students and their families are safe as well as enjoying the moment. The conning of degrees would be finalized by the university’s top officers, including the Vice Chancellor, in a formal meeting that may probably take place in one of the more prestigious halls of the university.
Other than the conferring of degrees, most likely, there will be the presence of honored academics and scholars who will address the attendees on the graduates, and perhaps share a few words of wisdom as the graduates embark on the next stage of their careers. It will also be a reunion of graduates with professors, research guides, and fellow scholars all these years as working partners.
Effect on Future Graduates
The message this event sends to the existing and prospective students is that the university believes in its academic institutions enough to uphold time-tested traditions even amidst the “challenges of Covid-19 and administrative constraints.” The resumption of the degree ceremony reassures the existing PhD candidates that their hard work would eventually pay off in the form of much-deserved accolades.
It expects to return to normalcy in the matter of releasing degrees so that a future student intake would not suffer from this kind of delay. Calcutta University will strengthen its system with the experience it collected over the last few years and continue to be one among the top academic institutions.
Conclusion: Celebrate What’s Been Earned
It is a matter of great moment for the academic world that Calcutta University has chosen to award the PhD degree after what would appear to be an inordinately protracted gap of four years. Confirmation at all levels of the graduation process for students and their romance with the doctorate and reaffirmation for the university about being on par with academic glory would be a priceless delight. When graduates walk off campus with their degrees and go home to celebrate the day with their families, this graduation will remind them of the value of perseverance, hard work, and pursuit of knowledge.
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