NEW DELHI: In a first, a 23-year-old prisoner lodged in Varanasi central jail has been awarded a gold medal by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for topping in Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS).
Ajeet Kumar Saroj, a culpable homicide convict was yesterday escorted to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) where he was awarded his diploma at the 28th convocation of IGNOU.
Vice-chancellor of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, G C Jaiswal awarded him the medal and also read out his curriculum vitae prepared by IGNOU.
Ajeet, who is serving a 10-year imprisonment, was lodged in jail in February 2012 and has pursued four certificate courses from IGNOU before pursuing the Diploma in Tourism Studies, a one-year course offered by the varsity.
"He pursued certificate courses in human rights, disaster management, Non-governmental Organisation or NGO management and food and nutrition and had secured over 65 per cent marks in each of them. He is also pursuing B. Com from the university," said A N Tripathi, director, IGNOU Varanasi region.
Ajeet Kumar Saroj, a culpable homicide convict was yesterday escorted to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) where he was awarded his diploma at the 28th convocation of IGNOU.
Ajeet, who is serving a 10-year imprisonment, was lodged in jail in February 2012 and has pursued four certificate courses from IGNOU before pursuing the Diploma in Tourism Studies, a one-year course offered by the varsity.
"He pursued certificate courses in human rights, disaster management, Non-governmental Organisation or NGO management and food and nutrition and had secured over 65 per cent marks in each of them. He is also pursuing B. Com from the university," said A N Tripathi, director, IGNOU Varanasi region.
