IIT should not be merely an educational Institute but become laboratory of public welfare ‘Lok-Kalyan’: Pradhan

2500 IIT Bombay students attend first Commencement Ceremony. Dharmendra Pradhan said that IIT must be hub of entrepreneurship.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) held Commencement 2023 at the Institute’s Convocation Hall, a special event to be conducted once every year to gather all students likely to graduate. Here, "likely to graduate" is based on the year of joining and the normal duration of a program.

As per the institute, commencement is a special event to be conducted once every year to gather all students likely to graduate. Here, "likely to graduate" is based on the year of joining and the normal duration of a program. It does not depend on completion of any graduation requirements (such as, courses and grades). Participating in the Commencement event does not mean that the student has graduated.

The event is similar to the traditional Convocation ceremony: uniformly dressed students, Academic procession, Chief Guest and Director address, photo-op with the Director, and a Pledge. However, it will be devoid of conferring degrees, medals, or special awards to the students, since they are yet to complete the requirements of graduation.

Addressing the students virtually, the Chief Guest Dharmendra Pradhan said, “IIT should not be merely an educational Institute but become laboratory of public welfare ‘Lok-Kalyan’. IIT must be hub of entrepreneurship. The students must aspire to be job creators, not just job seekers. There should be zero tolerance for discrimination of any form. IITians must become the face of new India with no discrimination. The main purpose of our education is to serve our society. I ask all the students and alumni to help the children from rural backgrounds around you as well to get into IITs. This will be your ‘Vidya Daan’, your Vidyanjali to your society,” he said.

Presenting the Institute’s Report for the year 2022-23, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director of IIT Bombay informed that IIT Bombay continues to be the top ranked university in the country and among the best in the world and it continues to be the much sought-after destination for UG and PG studies. The donations from alumni in India for the first time topped the donations from abroad.

Wishing the graduating students the best in life, Prof. Chaudhuri said, “The education you have received at IIT Bombay is comparable to the best in the world and you are now ready to take greater challenges and overcome them. Continue to develop your knowledge and skills and always keep in mind how you can help our society and the nation through your work. I wish you all the success in your future endeavors”.

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