The academic orientation programme was celebrated at SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, where hundreds of newly-enrolled students and their parents participated with great zeal and enthusiasm. The chief guest Prof AP Mittal, member-secretary, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, encouraged the students to forge democratic relationship with the teacher and develop an unconscious leaning interest in the curriculum provided, so to have happiness and freedom ultimately.
Senthil Kumar, director, admission and administration welcomed the august presence by advising them to follow the 4Ds — Degree, Discovery, Dream & Doing as integral part of academic life and future successful career.
Dr P Prakash, VC, SRM University Delhi-NCR, told the new students that they are entering into a life of transition and transformation through higher education and cutting-edge research, and aimed at making a world-class citizen, through university education with all its latest educational philosophy, infrastructure and research avenues. He counseled to the newly-joined students the importance of knowledge production, acquisition, expansion, equity and excellence along with ethos and ethics.
Ravi Pachamoothoo, chancellor, SRM, encouraged the students, expressed the vision of expanding higher education to the diverse Indian population and provided a synoptic overview of the quintessential growth of SRM Group of Institutions. He emphatically articulated the need to strike a balance regarding quality and quantity in higher education.
Communicating to the students on the introduction of Smart India and India Initiative programmes in Science and Technology by the Government of India, he stated, self-improvement is the basic foundation of national development.
The guests felicitated certificates of chancellor’s and Haryana domicile scholarships to the meritorious students.