Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday inaugurated the Pushpagiri Lecture Hall Complex and the Rishikulya Halls of Residence of IIT Bhubaneswar, two of its new facilities.
On this occasion, an MoU was exchanged by IIT Bhubaneswar Director Prof RV Raja Kumar and Skill Development Institute (SDI), Bhubaneswar Chairman Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra for extension of expertise and support from IIT Bhubaneswar to the SDI for enhancing skill development activities for unemployed, underemployed and underprivileged youths with technical education relevant to the industry.Pradhan complimented the institute for its teaching excellence and research activities.He said the IIT Bhubaneswar should take the lead in effective implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.