Oman's Waljat College fetes graduate achievers

Muscat: Eleventh convocation of the Waljat College of Applied Sciences (WCAS) was held on February 9 at A’ Noor Plaza, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos in academic partnership with Birla Institute of Technology, India.
The function was held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Tobi, adviser to the ministry of education.,
Dr. Omar bin Abdul Muniem Al Zawawi, founder of WCAS, Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, vice chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology, India, Dr. Zuhoor Abdullah Salim Al Khanjari, chairperson and members of Trustee Council, and Dr. S L Gupta, dean of Waljat College graced the ceremony.
Students who graduated with the highest academic performance in the fields of Management, Engineering and Computer Applications for 2014-2015, were awarded gold medals.
The dean felicitated the toppers with gold medals and certificates.
The recipients of the gold medals were: Awatif Malik Abdullah Al Harthi; Hilal Said Abdullah Al Manwari; Mary Jose Pattara – MBA; Nawar Salman Mohammed Al Rawahi-BBA; Greeshma Vinod Kumar – BBA; Marwa Mohamed Nasser Al Jabri – BCA, and Khushbu Bharat Bhatt – BE.
A total of 371 students received degrees and diplomas in their respective disciplines, of whom 295 were degree holders, 41 were diploma holders and 35 were post graduates.
The Best Project awards were presented to students from Management, Engineering and Computer Applications, to motivate and inculcate a culture of research and innovation among undergraduate students of the college.
The project titled “Mobile Engagement, mobile addiction and FOMO: A Study on College Students in Oman”, guided by Mithun Srivastava, Department of Management, was declared the best project for 2014 and 2015. Students who received this award were Adeeba Suman Siddiq, Sachin Dominic DSilva, Intisar Khalfan Massalam Al Habsi and Intisar Zayid Ali Al Siyabi.
Hajer Ali Juma Al Madaiwi and Ameera Jusab from Department of Engineering received the best project award for the topic ‘Extraction of Biodiesel from animal fat’ guided by Atiya Tabassum.
Marwa Mohammed Nasser Al Jabri and Harpreet Kaur from Department of Computer Science received the best project award for the topic “Furniture Shopping” guided by Sinymol. The winners were awarded certificates of appreciation and a cash award.