1,131 awarded degrees at NIT convocation

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 4

Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, held 17th annual convocation on October 4. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was the chief guest of the convocation and joined the ceremony in virtual mode owing to the pandemic.

In the convocation, 1,131 students were awarded the degrees. The breakup for the award of degrees is as follows: B Tech -680, M Tech- 256, MSc -107, MBA- 27 and PhD -61. Rohit Gupta (Chemical Engineering), Mukhil Rakesh (Civil Engineering), Arsh Goyal (Electronics and Communication Engineering), Harsh Lakhotia (Instrumentation and Control Engineering), Deepak Chaudhary (Textile Technology), Dishika Tayal (Computer Science & Engineering), Arpan Sharma (Industrial And Production Engineering), Robin Gupta (Mechanical Engineering) and Parth Narayan Singh (Bio Technology) were awarded with Gold Medal for being the B. Tech 2017-2021 batch branch toppers.

Director, NIT, Prof LK Awasthi congratulated the degree recipients for their bright future and also motivated them for working day and night to fulfil the societal needs. He further highlighted the various achievements of NIT Jalandhar. Prof Awasthi said in his address that the institute had entered into the club of top 50 engineering institutes of the country and is ranked 49 in prestigious NIRF ranking, 78th rank in overall top 100 institutes/universities and 13th amongst all NITs.

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Government of India, chief guest of the occasion, congratulated the young graduating students, at the outset, for earning their degrees, parents for their sacrifice and support and teachers for their unstinted commitment and passion to mould them. He said, “Covid had made us realise the power and convenience of digital technologies. The Government of India had already taken measures to provide remote learning facilities and the creation of electronic learning resources. SWAYAM and MOOC courses have been promoted with the principle of ‘access’, ‘equity’ and ‘quality’.

Chairperson Shri Subhash Chandra Ralhan, Board of Governors NITJ, congratulated promising young graduates of this national eminence – Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. In his address to the students, he said that it is indeed an exciting moment for students and undoubtedly it is one of the important milestones of life.