"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
13 Aug 2019
In a comeback of tradition, the students of IIT Bombay ditched black robes and ceremonial headgear and wore white kurta pyjama at their 57th convocation on Saturday.
The traditional wear was in response to the instruction by the University Grants Commission to the vice-chancellors of all the universities to adopt "ceremonial robes made out of handloom fabrics which would not only give a sense of pride of being Indian but also be more comfortable in hot and humid weather".
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' presided as the chief guest at the event. Speaking on the occasion, he said that education is a 'weapon' which can transform the lives of students, their families and society. He said that IITs have an important role to play in the goal of establishing India as the world leader in education within the next five years.
Degrees were awarded to 2,603 students besides 385 PhDs, two joint PhDs of IIT-B/National University of Singapore and one Cotutelle PhD (Joint Supervision) agreement with the University du Quebec a Trois-Revieres in Canada. The minister also awarded four gold medals to students for top performances.
Pokhriyal commended IIT Bombay for its achievement of being ranked among the Top 200 in the QS World University ranking.
Infosys co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani who is also an alumnus of IIT Bombay was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by IIT Bombay.
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