[Assam] NIT Silchar set to become institutes of national importance

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

NIT Silchar is now part of a family of twenty institutes that are set to become institutes of national importance. 
   
  5th convocation of NIT, Silchar concludes 
Engineers of ability can translate dreams into reality 
  
>From our Correspondent, Sentinel Assam
SILCHAR, June 3: A student cannot become a good engineer with his ability to draw, calculate or design. He should be imaginative. He should imagine structures which are to be built, machines yet to work and activities yet to happen,” observed Subir Raha, former chairman of the ONGC, while delivering his speech as chief guest on the occasion of the 5th convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, on Saturday.
Addressing the assembly of distinguished guests, faculty members and students, he said engineers do dream like other people. But, he pointed out, they are different from other dreamers because of their creativity, their desire to translate dreams into reality. He wished that the graduates would involve themselves in many areas of creativity in their professional career which will enable them to taste the sweetness of success and the bitterness of failure. The former ONGC chairman explained with allusions the measure of satisfaction and success in life to the graduating students of this institution.
Prof Gautam Bora, director, IIT, Guwahati, who is also the chairman of the Board of Governors, NIT Silchar, presiding over the august function, said greater responsibility rests on the faculty members and staff to set and maintain academic standards and environment. Teaching and research have to go simultaneously with all sincerity and dedication, he stressed. 
He suggested strengthening of research works with definite goals in mind. Prof Bora, at the same time, insisted on projects of inter-disciplinary nature for better results. He revealed NIT Silchar “is now part of a family of twenty institutes that are set to become institutes of national importance”. A relevant Bill in this regard is before the Parliament for enactment, he said.
Prof PK Banik, director of the Institute, read the report on the activities of the Institute in the last academic session. He highlighted infrastructure development and upgradation of some of the faculties which include modernization of laboratories, enhancement of scholastic exercises, post graduate and Ph.D programmes, as well as library facilities. He touched upon academic works relating to performance of students in examinations, significant improvement in campus recruitment and placement, beside publication of well-researched articles by faculty members in journals of national and international repute. He called upon both the teachers and the student to strive together for academic excellence. 
In this convocation, 23 M. Tech and 191 B. Tech students were awarded degrees.

 
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