<p>Girls greatly outshone boys at the maiden convocation of Bengaluru City University (BCU) on Monday. </p>.<p>Of the 84 ranks and 77 gold medals offered by the university, 71 gold medals were bagged by girl students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses hailing from the 2018-2020 and 2019-2021 batches. </p>.<p>Dr K Kasturirangan, former Isro chairman who was the chief guest at the event, lauded the girls for their achievement. “I could see more girls graduating and receiving medals,” he said. </p>.<p>Kasturirangan asked the BCU to consider introducing a four-year BEd programme to prepare school teachers and subject experts. “This is the activity that will have the largest multiplier effect, and I would urge every department of BCU to engage with the education department at the university to help prepare many hundreds of teachers with various specialisations,” he said. </p>.<p>He added: “BCU could consider hosting a centre of excellence in educational technology and work closely with the proposed National Educational Technology Forum. In the process, BCU could provide innovative and pioneering inputs to these activities.” </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Girls greatly outshone boys at the maiden convocation of Bengaluru City University (BCU) on Monday. </p>.<p>Of the 84 ranks and 77 gold medals offered by the university, 71 gold medals were bagged by girl students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses hailing from the 2018-2020 and 2019-2021 batches. </p>.<p>Dr K Kasturirangan, former Isro chairman who was the chief guest at the event, lauded the girls for their achievement. “I could see more girls graduating and receiving medals,” he said. </p>.<p>Kasturirangan asked the BCU to consider introducing a four-year BEd programme to prepare school teachers and subject experts. “This is the activity that will have the largest multiplier effect, and I would urge every department of BCU to engage with the education department at the university to help prepare many hundreds of teachers with various specialisations,” he said. </p>.<p>He added: “BCU could consider hosting a centre of excellence in educational technology and work closely with the proposed National Educational Technology Forum. In the process, BCU could provide innovative and pioneering inputs to these activities.” </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>