President Droupadi Murmu encouraged the youth of Bihar to move toward entrepreneurship & set global standards at the local level, by highlighting the achievements of the state's people in the fourth Industrial Revolution, and also urged students to include the values of social welfare and philanthropy. She also praised the empowerment of girls in education and the rich legacy of Bihar in producing talented individuals. She urged students to include the values of social welfare and philanthropy in their goals along with their individual progress. She said that efforts to achieve such overall goals would prove their education meaningful and open the doors of success.

The President emphasized the importance of the youth in contributing to the country's progress and addressing challenges such as climate change. The Governor stressed the need for timely exams and results in state universities. The Central University of South Bihar received the highest A++ grade from NAAC and is striving for excellence in education.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that the industrious and talented people of Bihar have achieved recognition at the global level and are contributing to the fourth Industrial Revolution, and it was now also time for the state’s youth to focus on setting such global standards at the local level.

The President, who wound up her three-day visit to Bihar on Friday, was addressing the third convocation of the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) and the first at the sprawling campus of the state’s first A++ accredited institution. She also presented the medals to the toppers of various streams and expressed happiness that out of 106 medals, 66 had gone to girls.

Dwelling on the rich legacy of Bihar in general and the Gaya region in particular, Murmu said this land has been famous for producing talented persons in different fields, and appreciated the naming of science block after Aryabhatt and social science block after Chanakya. “But the names would have real meaning only when the teachers and the students strive for world class education and research. Bihar’s legacy has been a guiding light for humanity. Now when the country is the fifth largest economy of the world and striving to be the third soon, the role of the youth will be of immense importance,” she added.

The President said CUSB students should play an active role in the changing times. “It is the youth who can make optimal use of their potential to benefit the country with demographic dividend. The youth are the carriers of our rich tradition. I request you all to give due place to social welfare and benevolence along with self-development in your goals,” she added.

Underling the need to see the challenges of climate change, she said it was fine to adopt such a lifestyle that remained aligned with nature. “There should be minim use of natural resources and maximum efforts should be for environmental protection. It was in Bihar around 2,600 years ago that Buddh and Mahavir gave the message of peace, non-violence and compassion to living beings and nature. Gandhi also preached non-violence. Their messages are more relevant for the society today. Taking our rich legacy forward can be helpful in the welfare of the world,” she added.

Prerna Priya, the recipient of the School Gold Medal in M.A. Development Studies for the years 2018-2020, expressed her thoughts on the matter, saying, "The journey has been truly remarkable. Despite the delay in our convocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rewards of our patience have been exceptionally sweet. Receiving a medal from the President is a dream held by many citizens, and thanks to CUSB, our dream has been realized. We are deeply grateful to our professors for equipping us with the skills and knowledge needed for this achievement. Looking forward, my plans are geared towards contributing to social and rural development and making our own modest contributions to uplift marginalized communities."

During the convocation ceremony, toppers were given medals along with degrees which include Chancellor Gold Medal, School Gold Medal, Department Gold Medal etc. Students of Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG) and M.Phil./Ph.D. level passed out during 2018, 2019 and 2020, were awarded the degrees during the 3rd Convocation. It is worth mentioning that out of 103 gold medals; girl students have impressively secured 66 medals. Also, some students have secured more than one gold medal from different categories.

The students awarded three gold medals from three categories (chancellor gold medal, school gold medal and department gold medal) From the academic session 2016-18, Ankita Kumari (M.Sc. Life Science) and Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar (Integrated B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) from the academic session 2016-18.

Similarly, Farzana Naushin (M.Sc. Biotechnology) and Navneet Kumar (Integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons) from the academic session 2017-19 and Prachi Kumar (Integrated B.Sc. B.Ed) and Shivam Panday (M.Sc. Computer Science) from the academic session 2018-20 has secured three medals in three categories.

The students secured two gold medals namely school gold medal and department gold medal from the academic session 2016-18 are Sudha Sinha (Integrated B.Sc. B.Ed.), Ayush Anand (MA Communication & Media), Kumari Ankita (MA English), Rabiya Fatima (MA Psychology), Rita Kumari (MA Sociology) and Priyanshu Priya (MSc Computer Science).

From the academic session 2017-19 the students Roma Kumari (Integrated B.Sc. B.Ed.), Elizabeth Chirayil (MA Psychology), Sourabh Tiwari (MA Communication and Media Studies), Afsha Parwez (MA Development Studies), Kumari Pragya (MA Hindi) and Nimisha Ann Jose (MSc Statistics) have secured two gold medals namely school gold medal and department gold medal.

From the academic session 2016-18 the two gold medals namely, school gold medal and department gold medal are secured by Robin Vincent (Integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Prerna Priya (MA Development Studies), Aparna Kumari (MA English), Ravi Ranjan Kumar (MA Journalism and Mass Communication), Peeyush Anand (MA Psychology), Sanjay Kumar Mohanty (MSc Bioinformatics), Twinkle Gorai (MSc Chemistry) and Aditi (Master of Commerce).