Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday attended the XXVII Convocation of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya as the chief guest and conferred degrees to the passing out students for 2020 and 2021 at the ceremony held in the Shillong campus.
Pradhan congratulated all the passing out students and extended his best wishes for their bright future ahead. He urged them to bring in the change in the society by participating in the knowledge-based revolution to become job providers.
Our universities are melting pot of ideas, innovation and aspirations and universities should be a breeding ground for research— research for welfare of society & mankind and for furthering ease-of-living, he added. Pradhan complimented Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for giving special focus on early childhood care and education in the state of Meghalaya in line with the NEP 2020. This will ensure that our children live up to their full potential.