Vice President virtually inaugurates IIT Delhi's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the IIT Delhi's Diamon Jubilee celebration. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi today celebrated its Diamond Jubilee celebration year. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu graced the event as the chief guest and virtually inaugurated the celebrations. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank joined the event as the guest of honor, IIT Delhi said in a statement.

While inaugurating the event, the Vice President said, “I am happy that the IITs across the country have taken up several projects relating to COVID-19 including the development of low-cost ventilators, Personal Protective Equipments, testing kits, sanitizers and other equipment apart from artificial intelligence. While fighting COVID-19, we should be better prepared to fight any future pandemic. And for that to happen there should be greater collaboration and synergy between experts from different domains. Focus on finding solutions to various problems faced by mankind from climate change to health issue."

The inauguration ceremony was broadcasted on different social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages of IIT Delhi. The Ministers also unveiled IIT Delhi’s new logo and strategy documents. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu spoke on research in general, calling upon the private sector and industry bodies to fund research liberally. “There should be a symbiotic relationship between educational institutions and industry,” he said.

While applauding the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020), Naidu said that the policy promises to promote the country as a global study destination providing premium education at an affordable cost. It will also help in improving the global ranking of Indian institutions. India has 65 percent of people below 35 years of age, stressing on converting the young population of the country into a skilled workforce.

"The need of the hour is to convert the vast pool of educational manpower into the highly skilled workforce in tune with the requirement of digitally driven, knowledge-based 21st-century need," he said.

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