Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Shashi Kant Sharma was conferred an honorary professorship by a university in China here on Saturday.
"CAG of India Shashi Kant Sharma was conferred the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University in China.
It is the only university which is recognised by the Institute of Internal Auditors, " the finance ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, Sharma led a delegation of the auditor generals of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries to a meeting with Zhang Gaoli, the first vice premier of China.