Tuesday, 25 July 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT) Roorkee will hold its 2023 convocation ceremony on July 28. A total of 1,916 students will receive their degrees in the ceremony which will be chaired by the chairman of the board of governors BVR Mohan Reddy. The CEO, president and managing director of Bosch Global Software Technologies, Dattatri Salagame will be the chief guest for the ceremony.
According to institute officials, IIT Roorke has recently revised its undergraduate curriculum aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and aims to keep pace with the global aspirations of the students. It is also in the process of updating its masters curriculum. The institute is rolling out the new UG curriculum starting with the new UG students who are joining the institute on August 01, 2023. With emphasis on skill development and entrepreneurship, the new curriculum provides multi-disciplinary and holistic education opportunities to the students in a highly flexible framework as envisaged under the NEP 2020.
The curriculum revision philosophy was based on ‘STEPS’ (Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Project-based education and Societal connect). Accordingly, while the institute is offering its students mandatory courses in the cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, it is also teaching the students course on ‘Indian Knowledge System’ and connecting the students with the society through the ‘Community Outreach’ course. As the nation is celebrating its three years of successful implementation of the NEP 2020, the institute boasts of being part of the celebration by creating an education system rooted in the Indian ethos that contributes transforming India. The futuristic curriculum, which was designed through a long and rigorous consultation process and brainstorming sessions with experts and stakeholders, has been seen as a model framework in the technical education system in India while implementing the NEP 2020.
It is also worth noting that the Institute is preparing itself to celebrate its annual degree conferment event along with the third anniversary of the implementation of the NEP 2020. Professor Apurbba Kumar Sharma, dean of academic affairs, said that the number of the graduating students to receive the bachelor’s degrees is 1,076 while 686 students will receive their Masters’ degree and 154 students will be conferred PhD degrees.
A large number of graduating students, their guardians and other faculty members are expected to participate in the graduation ceremony.
