{"id":21576,"date":"2026-08-12T01:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=21576"},"modified":"2026-08-12T01:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:01:26","slug":"prime-minister-shri-narendra-modi-addresses-the-57th-convocation-ceremony-of-iit-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=21576","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\">Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\">Posted On: 08 AUG 2026 4:51PM by PIB Delhi<\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p>The 57th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was held today at the Institute campus in the presence of\u00a0 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. In his address, the Prime Minister congratulated the graduating students and highlighted the importance of innovation, research, and emerging technologies in shaping India\u2019s growth trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister noted that India was entering new frontiers and looked to its youth with great responsibility and expectations, emphasising sectors such as artificial intelligence, data centres, critical minerals, deep-sea exploration, and quantum computing as key to the nation\u2019s future. He encouraged the youth to contribute towards nation-building and leverage opportunities in these cutting-edge domains.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image00107E8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the 57th Convocation Ceremony, Union Minister for Education, Shri Pralhad Joshi stated that India\u2019s education ecosystem had become \u201clearner-centric, research-driven, and future-ready\u201d, asserting that the country\u2019s youth were no longer merely competing with the world but were leading it. Shri Joshi further highlighted that the Prime Minister had always reposed immense faith in the potential of India\u2019s youth and regarded them as the \u201cforemost architects of Viksit Bharat 2047\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0021ID7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister presented prestigious awards, including the President\u2019s Gold Medal, Director\u2019s Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, and Perfect Ten Medals, to meritorious students. On the occasion, he also inaugurated the \u201cParam Pragya\u201d AI-based high-performance supercomputing and project cluster facility at IIT Delhi, marking a significant step towards strengthening advanced research infrastructure in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image00357BS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi Posted On: 08 AUG 2026 4:51PM by PIB Delhi The 57th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was held today at the Institute campus in the presence of\u00a0 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. 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