Ms. Karnika Sharma, D/o Sh. Ashok Kumar and Smt. Asha Rani has been declared qualified for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Mathematics award by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra. The candidate has worked on the topic, entitled “A Study on Certain Graph Parameters of Some Chemical Compounds” under Prof. Vijay Kumar Bhat, School of Mathematics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra. She has published research papers indexed in SCIE-ranked journals and also presented her research work at various international and national conferences. Ms. Karnika expresses her gratitude to her parents, and supervisor for guidance, and to the School of Mathematics, SMVDU for providing all necessary support and facilities for carrying out the research work. Prof. (Dr.) Pragati Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU, and other committee members congratulated the candidate and wished her a bright future.