King Gyanendra conferred various persons with the Mahendra Vidya Bhushan medals, at a special function organised at Narayanhiti Royal Palace to mark the 31st Education Day, on Friday.

His Majesty the King the recipents of Mahendra Vidya Bhushan medals at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Friday. (Photo source : TRN)

His Majesty the King the recipents of Mahendra Vidya Bhushan medals at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Friday. (Photo source : TRN)
According to State run Rastriya Samachar Samiti, a total of 168 persons were conferred with the medals including eighty persons with the Mahendra Vidya Bhushan ‘A’ Class for achieving Doctorate in various subjects from various universities at home and abroad, 57 persons securing highest marks in Masters level with class ‘B’ and 31 persons securing highest marks in Bachelor level with class ‘C’.

Minister for Education and Sports Radha Krishna Mainali and Assistant Minister Bhuwan Pathak were also present on the occasion.

A total of 3,641 persons have been conferred with the medals so far including 1,632 in class A, 1012 in class B and 997 in class C, since the medals were given away for the first time in 1960.