NIT Nagaland confers degree certificate to 156 graduates

Some of the graduating students during the 3rd Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Nagaland held at Town Hall Chümoukedima on November 23. (DIPR Photo)

Dimapur, November 25 (MExN): The National Institute of Technology, Nagaland held its 3rd Convocation at Town Hall Chümoukedima on November 23 with former professor, Guwahati University, Prof Nilima Bhagabati as chief guest and former member, Union Public Service Commission and Padma Shri Awardee Dr Kilemsungla as guest of honour.

A DIPR report stated that Nilima appreciated the hard work of the faculty members in mentoring students of various departments, and in grooming and developing the students to achieve their goals. Encouraging the students she said “dreams are not those which come while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when you don’t sleep before fulfilling them.” She called upon the students to choose their career according to their passion and interest and build up skill set accordingly.

Dr Kilemsungla, in her address, said that the Institute has distinguished itself as a pre-eminent institution for technological studies in Nagaland in such a short span of time. It is the hard work, devotion to quality, dedication of the teachers and staff and vision of the management, which is responsible for the notable achievement, she added. She congratulated the graduated students and urged them to be the catalyst for change and she is confident that each one has capability to contribute towards the country's growth. 

Director, NIT Nagaland, Dr S Venugopal presenting the annual report informed that the NIT Nagaland was established at Chümoukedima (Dimapur) Nagaland by MoHRD, Government of India in the year 2010 and the first academic session of the institute started from September 2012.

The institute offers 6 B. Tech., 4 M Tech, M Sc in Physics and Ph D programmes. Currently 572 students and 151 scholars are pursuing various programmes in various disciplines. The institute has established three centre of excellence with leading industries such as National Instruments, Siemens and Intel Altera VLSI for pursuing advanced research studies.

NIT Nagaland gave away degree certificate to 156 successful candidates at various levels with 13 toppers and 7 overall toppers.