Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank underlined the importance of IITs in establishing India as the world leader in education in the next five years.
Speaking in Mumbai at the 57th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mr Pokhriyal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the goal of establishing India as the world leader in education by 2024.
He said that the IITs have an important role to play in the realisation of this goal. He added that the culture should be joined with education, so that the individual has an enduring and firm foundation for growth.
Congratulating IIT-Bombay for being ranked among the top 200 in the QS world university rankings, the Minister asked them to aim higher.
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