Tirupati, Feb 22: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,  Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday virtually addressed the 4th and 5th convocation ceremony of IIT Tirupati and congratulated the recipients.

Pleased to join the 4th & 5th Joint Convocation of @iit_tirupati through VC.

Congratulations and best wishes to all the students of the two batches who have graduated today. I am confident that students of IIT Tirupati will transform into wealth creators and also make vital… pic.twitter.com/mLsiI4WUjr

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) February 22, 2024

During the event, Pradhan also inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) at IIT Tirupati developed in collaboration with SIEMENS and Wipro.

Speaking on the Occasion, the Union Minister said that the students of the institution will transform into wealth creators and also make vital contributions towards fulfilment of the goal of Viksit Bharat.

Commending the institute’s focus on innovation and interdisciplinary research, the Minister said that it will also transform into catalysts of socio-economic change that will channel the energy of Yuva Shakti for global well-being and service of humanity.

The Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati), established in 2015, is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is declared as an Institute of National Importance under the Act of Parliament of India. 

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