IIT Roorkee celebrates 175 years of establishment at IIT GN

To mark 175 years of establishment, the Indian Institute of Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organised an alumni outreach event at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) on March 27, 2022.

Indian Institute of Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organised an alumni outreach event at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) on March 27, 2022, to mark 175 years of establishment from the year 1847-2022.

As per the official release, IIT Roorkee has first time conducted zonal outreach activities in an attempt to reach out to all alumni and celebrate their achievements and strengthen the common bonding. 

Dignitaries' comments at the event

Addressing the event, Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, said, “I am happy to share that in our 175th year these outreach engagements will imbibe within students, alumni and faculty the importance of a closely-knit affiliation. No one reaches the heights of success without being pulled by the people above them. Our teachers, our seniors and every human being that existed before us paved a path for us to climb and eventually we reached where we are today. Thus, the occasion should set the stage for all the members of the alumni network to work as mentors for their juniors to come.”

Prof Amit Prashant, Officiating Director, IITGN, highlighted, “The alumni meet aims to foster a sense of community among alumni while supporting a sense of connectedness back to the institution. It will help new professionals to establish or renew friendships and acquaintances. Also, to institute prizes and awards for outstanding project works, research papers or other professional activities by the teachers, alumni and the students. This in turn will allow students to meet others who share the institutional connection and to start their academic career with new social connections.”

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