4th IIT-Gandhinagar convocation: World your oyster, but also a source of competition, says Babasaheb Kalyani

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Invoking former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s vision for making India a developed country by 2020, he said, “From a manufacturing industry perspective, the opportunities that are arising out of PM’s game-changing ‘Make in India’ initiative are significant. The emphasis of the government is to make India self-reliant in a wide range of products that are presently being imported. Take for example the aerospace and defence sectors in which as much as 75% of our requirements are being met through imports..”

The convocation saw the IIT-GN confer degrees on 105 BTech, 25 MSc, 31 MTech and 6 PhD degrees, 6 PGDIIT students. Besides, around 40 medals and awards for academic, sports, leadership and community service were awarded to graduating students. IIT-GN Director Sudhir K Jain said, “The 4th Convocation of IIT-GN is a landmark event for a number of reasons: it is the first convocation to be held on our permanent campus. The graduating batch of BTech students is the first to have undergone our unique and innovative curriculum.”