{"id":496642,"date":"2023-12-19T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=496642"},"modified":"2023-12-19T17:54:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T12:24:22","slug":"droupadi-murmu-iit-kharagpur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/droupadi-murmu-iit-kharagpur\/","title":{"rendered":"At IIT Kharagpur convocation, President Droupadi Murmu says not a single Indian institute among Top 50 in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While addressing the 69<sup>th<\/sup> annual convocation of IIT Kharagpur, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said there is not a single institute in the country has been able to secure a place in the top 50 educational institutions of the world and IIT Kharagpur, being the oldest IIT in the country, must work in that direction. She added that while a good ranking is not important, it helps attract top faculty from across the world and increases the reputation of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Murmu said that everyone must get access to technology. It helps lessen the gap in the society and digital payment is very good example of the same. She said technology should be used for promoting social justice and equality and should not widen the gap in the society. The President gave the example of Digital Payment System Technology is the best example of simplifying the lives of the common people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Droupadi Murmu graced  69th convocation of IIT Kharagpur. The President said that Institutions like IIT Kharagpur will have to play an important role in making 21st century, the India&#39;s century through innovation and technology.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aWq1zHtVw0\">https:\/\/t.co\/aWq1zHtVw0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2Gn0sHdmI\">pic.twitter.com\/l2Gn0sHdmI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn\/status\/1736704473077285213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She said today even the smallest shopkeepers are using digital payment for very small amounts. Over 3000 students received degrees during the institutes 69<sup>th<\/sup> convocation ceremony. President Murmu congratulated all the students and wished them best of luck for the future. The president noted that 21% of the students receiving the degrees are daughters. She wished them special congratulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said she believed that greater participation of women in the field of science and technology is important for a healthy and strong society. A total of 9 students were awarded gold medals by the IIT on Monday. President Murmu said that by year 2047, the nation has set the goal of a making India a developed country. Keeping this vision mind, the government of India is moving ahead with the idea of inclusive growth. The President said the students have to make revolutionary efforts to develop and bring technology to the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Over 3000 students received degrees during the institutes 69th convocation ceremony. President Murmu congratulated all the students and wished them best of luck for the future. The president noted that 21% of the students receiving the degrees are daughters. 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