Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 22) said that the future of a nation is what its youth think today while addressing students at the 22nd convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati via video-conferencing.
During his address PM Modi said, ”The future of a nation is what its youth think today. Your dreams are going to shape the reality of India. This is the time to be future-ready.”
He lauded the New Education policy and said that the National Education Policy will establish India as an international education destination. He added that the high performing institutions will be encouraged to set up campuses abroad. IIT-Guwahati has to play a key role in this vision of beyond boundaries expansion.
He urged IIT-Guwahati to set up Center for disaster management and risk reduction.
This year, 1,803 students including 687 BTech and 637 MTech students will get their degrees during the convocation. The PM is the chief guest of the programme and Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal also participated in the event.
Source: Zee News