IIT Bombay donations from alumni within India exceeded donations from abroad in 2022: IITB director – Times of India

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in the last year, saw donations from alumni in India for the first time topped the donations from abroad, said IITB director Subhasis Chaudhuri while presenting the Institute’s Report for the year 2022-23 on Tuesday.
The Institute held its first commencement ceremony similar to the traditional Convocation ceremony: but devoid of conferring of degrees, medals, or special awards to the students, since they are yet to complete the requirements of graduation. Around 1200 undergraduate, 1000 postgraduate, and 300 PhDs students participated in the event held at the convocation hall in the institute’s Powai campus.
Addressing the students virtually, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “IIT should not be merely an educational Institute but become laboratory of public welfare ‘Lok-Kalyan’. IIT must be hub of entrepreneurship. The students must aspire to be job creators, not just job seekers. There should be zero tolerance for discrimination of any form.
IITians must become the face of new India with no discrimination.. I ask all the students and alumni to help the children from rural backgrounds around you as well to get into IITs. This will be your ‘Vidya Daan’, your Vidyanjali to your society,” he said.
IIT Bombay has introduced this event ‘Commencement’ for the first time starting today, so that you celebrate your journey through IIT Bombay along with all your batch-mates and family members while you embark on a new phase in your life,” said Chaudhuri.
The degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) was bestowed on Prof. Rohini Godbole, Honorary Professor, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc Banglore, in recognition of her contribution to particle physics and the promotion of science