Institutes like IITs should find their places in the 100 top global institutes of higher learning, said Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Satya Pal Singh at the 6th IIT Bhubaneswar convocation held here on Sunday.
Congratulating the graduating students, Singh said the country is counting on these bright young minds to help in the nation building for a New India as envisioned by Prime Minister Modi.
Singh said his Ministry is committed to greater quality and excellence in technical education and has launched Revitalising Infrastructure Systems in Education (RISE), which aims to provide financial assistance up to Rs one lakh crore over a period of four years to IITs, NITs and IISERs.
The Minister lauded the research work in IIT, BBS undertaken on a wide range of topics from fundamentals to applied areas of immense importance specifically utilisation of industrial waste for developing environmental friendly geo-polymer concrete which could be useful in making eco-friendly buildings, bridges, roads and other long-lasting physical assets.