Col. Sandeep Jagtap, Commanding Officer, 32 Karnataka Battalion of National Cadet Corps (NCC), and Col. Sushil Kumar Tiwari (retd.) conferred the position of honorary colonel on Niranjan V. Nisty, Vice-Chancellor of Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, in Kalaburagi on Saturday.
Dr. Nisty was the seniormost, among the 11 select Vice-Chancellors in the country who were conferred with the position in their respective NCC battalions. These VCs will also be the Colonel Commandant of the NCC units in their respective universities.
Col. Tiwari said that the achievement of Dr. Nisty, a medical professional, proved that people from different professions too could achieve the honours conferred by the Defence Ministry.