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Time of India
21 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Engg students must align with goals of Viksit Bharat: CSIR director
Pic: Amrit Anand (R), an IIIT gold medallist, receives his certificate during the convocation on Friday Dharwad: Stating that technology is growing rapidly and has improved everyone's life, N Kalaiselvi, director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) called upon engineering students to align themselves with the goals of 'Viksit Bharat' by adapting to new and emerging technologies. Addressing the fresh graduates at the seventh annual convocation of Indian Institute of Information technology, Dharwad held on its campus on Friday, she said that there has been a stellar achievements of India in science and technology, and exhorted graduating students to see that the newer technology is used for the betetrment of society. Kalaiselvi reminded the students about the investments made by their parents, teachers and society at large, to ensure their success as graduates from a premier national institution, and urged them to fulfill their ambitions and become worthy citizens of the country. She further stated that this is a knowledge-driven era and only those possessing exquisite skills have a fair chance to excel. Lot of emphasis has been laid on providing skills to the young workforce and therefore the students along with academics should adapt skills in shaping their career, she said. Shridhar Vembu, chairman of the board of governors, cautioned the students about the paradigm shift in information technology and other areas due to artificial intelligence. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gentle Japanese hair growth method for men and women's scalp Hair's Rich Learn More Undo He asked them to be vigilant and adaptable to newer technologies and challenges ahead. He detailed an analogy of coders being akin to handloom weavers, weaving code by hand as of today. Once powerful coding machines like powerlooms in the past arrive, the landscape will change and very few coders will be needed, so IT professionals will have to find other innovative jobs, he said. SR Mahadev Prasanna, director, IIIT Dharwad, gave a bird's view on the achievements of the institute. Amrit Anand of electronics and communication engineering with 9.73 CPI, secured the President of India gold medal and Institute Gold Medal while Prerana Bhat of data science and artificial intelligence and Kartik Avinash of computer science engineering won the Institute Gold Medals. Arsh Desai was presented the Director's Medal while Ms Enduri Jahnavi received the Best Outgoing Girl Student medal. A total 256 graduate degrees and one PhD degree were awarded during the ceremony. As many as 132 students from computer science and engineering, 69 students from data science and artificial intelligence (DSAI) and 55 students from electronics and communication engineering were conferred degrees.
Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Deccan Herald
IIIT-Dharwad to hold 7th convocation tomorrow
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIIT Dharwad) will hold its seventh convocation on July 4 at its permanent campus in Tadasinakoppa near this to media persons, IIIT-Dharwad Director Mahadev Prasanna stated that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Director General N Kalaiselvi will be the chief guest and present the degrees, while Board of Governors at IIIT-Dharwad Shridhar Vembu will preside over the year, the institute will confer degrees upon a total of 258 students, which includes, 132 graduates in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), 70 graduates in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), 55 graduates in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and one medals, certificatesGold medals and certificates will be presented to outstanding students on the of India Gold Medal will be presented to Amrit Anand, Institute Gold Medals to Amrit Anand, Karthik Avinash andPrerana Bhat, while Director's Medal will be given to Aarsh Jahnavi will be receiving the best outgoing girl student placement, Mahadev Prasanna said that over 160 graduates have secured positions in reputed companies, with the highest CTC reaching Rs 71.94 lakh per annum. Additionally, around 40 students have opted to pursue higher education at prestigious universities in India and Dharwad continues to witness steady academic growth with 253, 269, and 319 students currently enrolled in the seventh, fifth, and third semesters respectively across its three undergraduate on the newly initiated projects, Prasanna said that a KPTCL-funded consultancy to enhance the performance of high-voltage substation earthing systems has been taken learningAn Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) project supported by the Ministry of Education, focusing on extracting Indic concepts from ancient Indian literature through machine learning a major initiative, the IKS division of theMinistry of Education has supported multiple long-term research efforts at the institute with a focus on culturally rooted technologies and include the development of edge-based learning solutions and knowledge extraction from Indic textual sources, he the institute continues to build its capabilities in wireless communication and AI, evidenced by funded research projects exceeding Rs 2 crore across multiple years, alongside significant publications and knowledge dissemination through workshops and seminars, he said.
