Excelsior Correspondent
KATTANKULATHUR, Jan 8: A total of 5884 students collected their medals, ranks, and degrees in a packed hall of proud parents and the invitees at the Special Convocation of SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur.
Chief guest of the event, Dr T S Ravikumar, President of AIIMS Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, congratulated students for having crossed this milestone. “As we are stepping into 2020, a year of vision. SRMIST has given you a chance to create a new vision, so seize the day and enjoy it,” he added.
Urging students to make good use of the time, Member-WHO Global Patient Safety Curriculum Committee and Founding “Chittur Viswanathan Parvathy Endowed Chair” – quality/patient safety, SVIMS Tirupati asked the students to make use of the chance this institution has offered. “SRMIST is one place where students can equip themselves in several disciplines under one roof. You are the future of knowledge. You can create special things if you can think in multifaceted forms. You need to have courage and design something that no one can replicate,” he said and gave a presentation on ‘Quality & Patient Safety – The Universal Language for Universal Healthcare’.
Echoing on the same line, Dr Damodar Acharya, former-Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi, and former Director IIT Kharagpur, who was the guest of honour, said that organ replacing and drug developing are some of the most growing sectors. It is important for students to grow in these areas to be competent, he added.
He concluded by saying the students: “You have to do everything yourself each time you face problems. You need to be your own guiding light and most importantly, never forget your Alma mater, because it is the reason for your growth.”
Vice-Chancellor of SRMIST, Dr Sandeep Sancheti presented the Annual Report. The Convocation was held in the presence of founder-Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science & Technology and Member of Parliament Lok Sabha, Dr T R Paarivendhar; President of SRMIST Dr P Sathyanarayanan; Vice President Dr R Shivakumar; Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr T P Ganesan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr R Balasubramanian, Registrar Dr N Sethuraman, Members of the Board of Management, Members of the Academic Council among others.
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