BITS Pilani: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar announces five internships at Rajya Sabha

BITS Pilani aspires to become the Stanford of India, a vision shared by the Vice Chancellor, reflecting the institution's dedication to fostering world-class education, research and Innovation.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar today announced that the Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) Pilani and Indian Council of World Affairs have signed an MoU which entails internships for students at the Rajya Sabha.

Under the agreement, BITS Pilani students can visit the Upper House as guests. He said this during his recent visit to the campus with Union Minister of Law Arjun Ram Meghwal, an official statement said on Thursday.

“I truly believe that students will shape the future of India. One should never fear failure and always be innovative. Students are the ultimate stakeholders of democracy,” he said.

“One should never fear failure and always be innovative. Students are the ultimate stakeholders of democracy,” the vice president said.

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Jagdeep Dhankhar stressed that society cannot grow unless justice is ensured for fifty-percent of humanity. Lauding the passage of the Naari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam as an ‘epochal development’, the Vice-President stressed that the Bill was a recognition of women’s rights and an affirmation of their entitlement.

Addressing students and faculty members of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani in Rajasthan.

the Vice-President championed education as the most ‘effective and impactful’ mechanism for improving the lives of people, thereby accelerating the growth of Bharat.

Acknowledging the critical role of students as agents of change and stakeholders in democracy, Dhankhar urged them to hold their ‘representatives in the dock’. He emphasized that every citizen has the right to submit petitions to Parliament, reinforcing the importance of accountability and citizen participation in the democratic process.

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