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Deccan Herald
2 days ago
- Science
- Deccan Herald
Engg students told to align with goals of 'Vikasit Bharat'
Stating that technology is growing rapidly and has emerged for everyone's benefit, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Director N Kalaiselvi called upon the engineering students to align themselves with the goals of 'Vikasit Bharat' by adapting to new and emerging noted this while delivering the convocation address at the seventh annual convocation of Indian Institute of Information Technology held on its campus here on that there have been stellar achievements of our country in Science and Technology, she exhorted graduating students to see that the newer technology is used for the betterment of reminded the students about the investments made by their parents, teachers and society at large to ensure their success as graduates of a premier national institution and urged them to fulfill their ambitions and become worthy citizens of the stated that this is a knowledge-driven era and only those possessing exquisite skills have a fair chance to excel.A 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 of Governors Chairman Shridhar Vembu cautioned students about the paradigm shift in Information Technology and all other areas due to Artificial asked them to be vigilant and adaptable to newer technologies and challenges ahead. He detailed about 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 also mentioned the schools he was running in rural Tamil Nadu where he taught children self-confidence, self-discovery and self-respect, and appealed to students to imbibe all these to be successful in Director S R Mahadeva Prasanna gave a bird's eye view on the achievements of the the convocation, institute topper Amrit Anand from Department of ECE bagged the President of India Gold Medal and also Institute Gold Bhat from DSAI and Karthik Avinash from CSE received the Institute Gold Desai was presented the Director's Gold medal, while Enduri Jahnvi was adjudged the best outgoing girl student.A total of 257 students received their degrees in three disciplines, including 132 students in Computer Science, 70 in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 55 in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Science
- The Hindu
‘Ensure new technologies are used for betterment of society, IIIT-D'
Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) N. Kalaiselvi has said that India had made significant achievements in the field of science and technology and called on the students particularly technical students to ensure that new technologies were put to use for the betterment of the society. Delivering the convocation address at the seventh annual convocation of Indian Institute of Information technology(IIIT) in Dharwad on Friday, she said that engineering students should try to align themselves with the goals of 'Vikasit Bharat' by adapting to new and emerging technologies. Ms. Kalaiselvi said that in the knowledge-driven era and only those possessing exquisite skills had a fare chance to excel and that was the reason why more emphasis was being laid on helping students acquire more skills. It was necessary for the students to adapt various skills along with achieving excellence in their academics to shape a better career. Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIIT-Dharwad Shridhar Vembu asked the students to be cautious about the paradigm shift in Information Technology and all other areas due to advent of Artificial intelligence. Be vigilant and adaptable to newer technologies and challenges ahead, he said. Referring to how handloom industry changed with the advent of powerlooms, he asked the IT professionals to consider the fact that once powerful coding machines arrived, there would be less demand for coding professionals and they would have to look for other alternatives. Taking the example of a school being run in Tamil Nadu that helped students develop self confidence, self discovery and self respect, he called on the students to imbibe all these qualities to succeed in life. Director of IIIT-Dharwad S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna provided a brief report of the achievements of the institute. Gold medallists During the convocation, topper of the institute, Amrit Anand from Department of ECE was honoured with the President of India Gold Medal and also Institute Gold medal. Prerana Bhat from DSAI and Karthik Avinash from CSE was honoured with the Institute Gold Medals, Aarsh Desai with Director's Gold medal. Enduri Jahnvi was adjudged Best outgoing girl student. In all 257 students including 132 students of Computer Science, 70 of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 55 of Electronics and Communication Engineering were awarded degrees during the convocation.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
257 UGs set to get degrees at IIIT-Dharwad's 7th convocation tomorrow
Dharwad: The seventh annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIIT Dharwad) will be held at its campus in Tadasinakoppa near Dharwad at 10.30am on Friday. N Kalaiselvi, director general, CSIR and secretary, DSIR, will deliver the convocation address and present medals and prizes as the chief guest. Dr Shridhar Vembu, chairman, Board of Governors, IIIT Dharwad, will preside over the programme. IIIT-Dharwad director prof SR Mahadeva Prasanna said here on Wednesday that a total of 257 undergraduate students and one PhD scholar will be conferred degrees at the convocation. The graduating students include 132 from Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), 70 from Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) and 55 from Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). Prof Prasanna said more than 160 of the IIIT-D students have been placed in reputed companies with the highest CTC being Rs 71.9 lakh. About 40 students have opted for higher studies in reputed universities in India and abroad. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esta nueva alarma con cámara es casi regalada en Nogales (ver precio) Verisure Alarmas Más información Undo IIIT dean Prof K Gopinath said the second phase of development works is underway on the campus, including a hostel for 1,000 students, an academic block, and a stadium. The number of students is also increasing year by year. The number, which was 1,250 last year, has increased to 1,450 this year and will reach 2,000 in two years. IIIT head of research Prof Deepak said startups in Agritech, Healthtech, Edtech, Autotech, Deeptech, Commercialtech and Cybersecurity will be supported through mentorship, access to markets, prototyping labs and financing opportunities. Registrar Prof Muruganantham Ponnuswamy and PRO Prof Vasudev Parvati were present.
