ATMANIRBAR THEME AT IIT-H CELEBRATION

The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) on Sunday, celebrated its 12th Foundation Day online, with Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, secretary, department of Defence R&D, and Chairman, DRDO, as chief guest. The event was based on the theme of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

Highlighting the importance of the New Education Policy (NEP-2020), Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, Industries, said, “The takeaway points from the NEP are in line with making India ‘Atmanirbhar’. Integration of science and non-science courses, practicalbased learning against bookbased learning, internship, entrepreneurship, flexibility in the curriculum are important recommendations from NEP which are to be considered for implementation on priority.”

Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, a guest of honour, counted on biomedical sciences in building Atmanirbhar Bharat. “With the changing scenarios, the integration of engineering with medical science has become a reality. We need to connect the dots and integrate these two important streams of science for the larger benefit of mankind,” Dr Nageshwar Reddy said.

The incubation ecosystem under the IIT's CfHE is doing a commendable job by developing superior technology, stateof-the-art products and working towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, he said.

Various faculty members and researchers at IIT-H were presented excellence awards. Convocation Day awardees from the 2020 graduating batch were also announced.