NEW DELHI, December 21, 2013
After IIT-Delhi’s poor status in the world rankings, the alumni of
the institution were so worried that they have decided to hold first-ever alumni
meeting on December 29. Themed, “Envisioning the Future. Together,” the event is
expected to draw around 2,000 alumni.
“There have been concerns about the declining rank of IITs and we
are worried about this. On this Alumni Day, we commit ourselves to alter this.
Many top brains that have changed the contours of the world in many ways are
expected to come up with a blueprint for the future and lend themselves to this
task,” said alumni association secretary Ashok Kumar.
35,000 alumni
“In the past, alumni have contributed in a big way to their alma
mater. They helped in establishing an Innovation Centre, Innovation Awards and
various centres for advanced studies at IIT-Delhi in addition to numerous
scholarship programs. This year, the alumni shall be sharing and contributing
ideas on how to transform IIT-Delhi into one of the world’s top 20 research and
technology institutions,” said alumni association president Pravin Purang,
adding that the institute has more than 35,000 alumni spread across the globe.
“These include many successful entrepreneurs, corporate czars and senior
decision-makers in the government. The illustrious list includes the RBI
Governor, Dr. Raghuram Rajan,” he said, while explaining that more than 2,000
alumni were expected to participate in the event.
Some of the areas that are likely to be discussed include
strengthening the academia-industry linkage, infrastructure and research. The
alumni and their families will meet, interact with each other and explore how
the association can be made more vibrant and useful for the institute and the
nation.
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