Prime Minister, Narendra Modi called up a conference with the Chairman of teh Governors and Director of IIT’s at Rashtrapati Bhawan to give the innovative ideas and solutions to resolve day to day life problems. Prime Minister said “Science is Universe, but Technology must be local” He gave many projects to the IITs related to the local needs and daily use requirements and tell them to give it to their students, so that they can find solutions with their innovative ideas along with their studies.
He said this would lead to a positive change in the quality of life of people, besides instilling a sense of “service” towards the nation, among the bright young minds at IITs. “How can IITs teach our students the science of thinking and the art of living,” the Prime Minister said. he also added that IITs must adopt their neighboring engineer colleges and play a role in mentioning them.
The Prime Minister praised President Pranab Mukherjee’s initiative for the education sector, and said his guidance will benefit the nation, and future generations in a big way. The Prime Minister said while global rankings are important, we should also set up our own parameters for rankings, which will serve as an in-built mechanism for change and improvement.
