LAHORE: For the first time in the history of any university in Pakistan, Punjab University has produced 327 PhDs in one year. According to a press release, this has been made possible due to special attention on research and conduct of regular meetings of relevant bodies especially Advanced Studies and Research Board. In the 131st Convocation of the PU, the PhD candidates were awarded degrees while 87 MS/MPhil, 76 Master’s and 67 undergraduate medals and 4 prizes / purse were distributed among 189 students. A total of 1018 degrees and medals were distributed in the convocation among the graduating students.