Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan will confer PhD degrees and Gold Medals during the 19th Convocation of Jammu University, which is going to be held on August 3.  Official sources told the Excelsior that Dharmendra Pradhan has agreed to be chief guest during the Convocation for which preparations are being held at war footing by the university administration. Lt Governor of J&K Union Territory, Manoj Sinha, who is also Chancellor of the JU, will preside over the Convocation function, which will be held at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium of the university. During the Convocation, sources said that PhD Degrees and Gold Medals for the year 2021, 2022 and 2023 will be awarded to the successful candidates, who are being intimated by the university for their participation.