Convocation of IIT-Guwahati: The future of a nation is what its youth think today, says PM Modi | Top Points
Convocation of IIT-Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the convocation event of IIT-Guwahati said that the future of a nation is what its youth think today.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati through video-conferencing .
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre and other dignitaries also participated in the event.
According to the statement, as many as 1,803 students including 687 B Tech and 637 M Tech students has obtained degrees.
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The Bill will also enable the Institutes to attract enough students required to develop a strong research base in the country in the field of Information Technology.
IIIT Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will entitle the institutions to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (http://B.Tech) or Master of Technology (http://M.Tech) or PhD degree as issued by a University or Institution of National Importance.
The Bill will declare 5 IIITs in Public-Private Partnership mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala & Raichur as Institutions of National Importance by granting them statutory status along with the already existing 15 IIITs under the IIIT (PPP) Act, 2017.
Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri PM Modi, the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been passed in Rajya Sabha today.
IIT Bill passed
#RajyaSabha has passed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill seeks to declare five IIITs as institutions of national importance (INIs), thus granting them the power to award degrees.
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