New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged graduating students at IIT Delhi’s 57th Convocation to keep their curiosity alive and remain committed to learning throughout their lives. Addressing the graduates, Modi encouraged them to question ideas and practices that are often accepted without scrutiny. He said students should develop the habit of asking questions and, more importantly, have the courage and determination to seek answers.
The Prime Minister stressed that learning should not end with graduation and urged the students to carry their spirit of inquiry into their professional and personal lives. This comes soon after massive Gen Z protests at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak, as Modi steps up his efforts to connect with India’s young generation. PM says, “Somewhere in the back of your mind, something else might be going on. I am not Baba Bageshwar, but surely, thoughts are running through every student’s mind. Each of you likely holds a vision of the future.”
Modi also stressed the need for greater participation and representation of women in academic excellence. He said India should see more female students among the toppers, highlighting the importance of creating an environment where more young women can excel in education, research and innovation. Modi said the world students are entering will keep changing. Technology, industries, professions and even global power equations are evolving rapidly, making it impossible to predict exactly what the next 20 or 30 years will look like.
He said up to Rs 1 lakh crore is being arranged for the research sector. He also pointed to the One Nation One Subscription initiative, through which prestigious global research journals are being made available across the country, including in smaller towns, at no additional cost. The Prime Minister used India’s semiconductor push as another example of what becomes possible when difficult challenges are taken seriously.
When India began taking steps in the sector, questions were raised about whether the country could manufacture semiconductors. Today, production has begun at the first semiconductor unit. “I firmly believe that from chips to ships, everything will be made here by your hands,” Modi said. Modi also asked students not to be intimidated by problems that appear too big. “Whenever you find a challenge big, don’t get scared. Divide it into small parts,” he said, recalling how students often spend hours or days working through simulations before finding solutions.
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