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‘Should have been more’: PM Modi on number of girls among IIT Delhi medal winners

‘Should have been more’: PM Modi on number of girls among IIT Delhi medal winners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 57th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Saturday, where he presented prestigious awards to meritorious students. During his speech, Modi expressed disappointment that there were only a few female students among the medal recipients, urging for greater participation and representation of women in academic and professional achievements.

Modi also inaugurated an AI-powered high-performance supercomputing facility, Param Pragya, at the institute's Sonipat campus, and addressed over 3,000 graduating students, including 587 PhD scholars.

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