Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 57th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi as the Chief Guest on Saturday and address more than 3,000 graduating students.
The convocation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. More than 3,000 students, including 587 PhD scholars, will be conferred their degrees during the event.
The Prime Minister will also present IIT Delhi’s prestigious academic honours to meritorious students in recognition of their outstanding performance. The awards include the President’s Gold Medal, Director’s Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold Medal.
“Recognizing outstanding academic excellence, Prime Minister will present the Institute’s most prestigious honours, including the President’s Gold Medal, Director’s Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, and Perfect Ten Gold Medals to the meritorious students,” an official statement said.
A key highlight of the ceremony will be the inauguration of “Param Pragya”, an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility at IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus.
The facility is expected to strengthen the institute’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, data science, advanced computing and interdisciplinary research.
“Emphasising India’s commitment to advancing cutting-edge research and artificial intelligence, Prime Minister will inaugurate Param Pragya, an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility established at the Sonipat Campus of IIT Delhi,” the statement said.
The initiative is part of the government’s broader efforts to expand high-performance computing infrastructure and promote advanced research in emerging technologies. The Department of Science and Technology has identified Param Pragya as an AI-based supercomputing facility at IIT Delhi’s Sonepat campus.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, IIT Delhi Director Rangan Banerjee said PM Modi would present the institute’s most prestigious awards to meritorious students.
Banerjee also highlighted IIT Delhi’s launch of a national academic and research collaboration network through the signing of memoranda of understanding with 18 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country.
(IANS Inputs)
