**Summary:**
On August 1, 2025, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, addressed the 45th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad in Jharkhand. The President acknowledged IIT ISM Dhanbad's nearly 100-year legacy and its evolution from a mining and geology-focused institution to a leading center for higher education and research across diverse fields. She emphasized the institute's vital role in technological development and innovation and its alignment of education and innovation with societal needs and aspirations.
The President highlighted IIT ISM's crucial role in national development, tasking it with producing compassionate and purposeful professionals in addition to engineers and researchers. She noted the importance of institutions like IIT ISM in promoting cutting-edge research and innovation to address complex global challenges, including climate change, resource scarcity, digital disruption, and social inequality. She urged the institute to take a leading role in developing sustainable solutions.
The President emphasized India's strength in human resources and the role of technical education and digital skills in the nation's progression towards becoming a technological superpower. She advocated for a more practical, innovation-focused, and industry-friendly education system to harness the talent of India's youth. She also stressed the need to promote a patent culture alongside research and development and startups to enhance global competitiveness. Furthermore, she emphasized the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to education to foster holistic thinking and creative problem-solving among students. The President advised students to use their knowledge for public good, to build a stronger and more just India, and to strive for development in harmony with nature, reflecting empathy, excellence, and ethics.
Key Entities Referenced
President of India: The head of state of India, currently Smt Droupadi Murmu.
Smt Droupadi Murmu: The current President of India.
IIT ISM Dhanbad: Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, an educational and research institute.
Dhanbad, Jharkhand: Location of the 45th convocation ceremony of IIT ISM Dhanbad.
Green India: A concept of environmentally sustainable development in India.
India: The Republic of India, mentioned in the context of its development, education system, and global role.
Indian Institute of Technology: A group of premier engineering and technology institutes in India; IIT ISM Dhanbad is one of them
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - An organisation disseminating information on government policies, programmes, initiatives and achievements.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES CONVOCATION
CEREMONY OF IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 2:20PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, graced the 45th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute
of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad at Dhanbad, Jharkhand, today (August 01, 2025).
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has a glorious legacy of nearly 100
years. It was established to produce trained experts in the field of mining and geology. Over time, it has
broadened its academic horizons and has now become a leading centre of higher education and research in
diverse fields. This institute has played a vital role in technological development and innovation. She was
happy to note that IIT Dhanbad has developed an ecosystem where the objectives of education and innovation
are aligned with the needs of the people and aspirations of the citizens.The President said that IIT-ISM has an important role in the overall development of the country. Apart from
preparing excellent engineers and researchers, this institute also has to create compassionate, sensitive and
purposeful professionals. The future of our country is taking shape through the commitment of institutions
like IIT-ISM, which are promoting cutting-edge research and innovation and guiding bright young minds.
The President said that the country and the world are facing many complex and rapidly changing challenges,
from climate change and lack of resources to digital disruption and social inequality. In such a situation, the
guidance of an institute like IIT-ISM is even more important. She urged IIT-ISM to play a leading role in
finding new and sustainable solutions.
The President said that India's biggest strength is its vast human resources. The increasing access to technical
education and the spread of digital skills are leading India towards becoming a technological superpower.
Making India's education system more practical, innovation-focused and industry-friendly will give the rightdirection to the talent of the country's youth and allow them to move forward at the global level.
The President said that there is a need to encourage patent culture along with promoting R&D and start-ups to
compete at the global level. To develop holistic thinking among students and find creative solutions to
complex problems, the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach in education is also very important.
The President advised students not to limit their knowledge to personal advancement, but to make it a vehicle
for public good. She urged them to use their knowledge to build a stronger and more just India – where
opportunities to advance are available to all. She told them to use their knowledge to build a Green India –
where development is not at the cost of nature, but in harmony with it. She said that whatever they do in the
future, it should reflect their empathy, excellence and ethics along with their intelligence. Innovation driven
by compassion, not just innovation, makes the world better.
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