JNU to confer alumni award to Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar

Jawaharlal Nehru University will confer the distinguished alumni award to Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Executive Council of the University approved a proposal in this regard. The two ministers will be awarded during the third convocation of JNU to be held in August this year.

Ms Sitharaman



had completed her MA and M Phil degrees while Mr Jaishankar completed his M Phil and doctoral research form JNU.

In a statement, JNU said, their highly distinguished career and achievements have made the university very proud and they are a great source of inspiration for JNU students and researchers.