The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, these days referred to as upon IITs to produce innovative solutions to issues faced  by people in their day-after-day life.

The Prime Minister was addressing a Conference of Chairmen of Boards of Governors, and administrators of IITs at Rashtrapati Bhawan. “Science is universal. Technology should be native,” the Prime Minister said, line of work upon IITs to convey comes associated with native wants and necessities to their students, so they will realize innovative solutions as they pursue their studies. He said this is able to cause a positive modification within the quality of lifetime of people, besides inculcation a way of “service” towards the state, among the brilliant young minds at IITs. “How will IITs teach our students the science of thinking and also the art of living,” the Prime Minister said.

PM’s address at the Conference of Chairmen of Boards of Governors, and Directors of IITs at Rashtrapati Bhawan


The Prime Minister mentioned many examples wherever India is critically enthusiastic about imports, starting from defence equipment, to the health sector, to sensitive and security-related things like currency ink and tear gas. “I refuse to believe that India doesn't have the talent to form these items,” the Prime Minister said, asking IITs to require up such challenges.

Giving 2 a lot of specific examples, the Prime Minister asked IITs to contribute towards fulfilling the vision of “Housing for All” through technology which might alter fast construction of economical, eco-friendly and structurally sound homes. He conjointly said IITs might contribute towards easy innovations within the Indian Railways.

PM’s address at the Conference of Chairmen of Boards of Governors, and Directors of IITs at Rashtrapati Bhawan


The Prime Minister conjointly referred to as upon IITs to adopt near  engineering schools, and play a job in mentoring them. He asked IITs to go looking for innovations that people might have developed in their neighbourhood, and that might function inspiration for path-breaking changes.

Describing “IITians” as a “great force,” the Prime Minister said IITs should encourage their alumni to act with students, so their expertise is leveraged. He conjointly concerned a scientific mapping and grouping of IIT alumni, so their expertise is utilized in totally different sectors.

The Prime Minister praised President Pranab Mukherjee’s initiative for the education sector, and said his steerage can profit the state, and future generations in a very massive method. The Prime Minister said whereas international rankings area unit vital, we must always also started our own parameters for rankings, which is able to function an in-built mechanism for amendment and improvement.
 
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