MoS RK Ranjan lauds NIT Manipur for recent strides

The 8th convocation ceremony of the NIT, Manipurwas held at its Langol campus. MoS Ranjan was the chief guest

TFM Report

Union minister of state (External Affairs and Education) RK Ranjan on Tuesday stressed on the need for the National Institutes of Technology in Manipur and other Northeastern states to bring about a revolution in architecture, technology, energy amongst others. 

MP Ranjan was speaking as the chief guest during the 8th convocation ceremony of the NIT, Manipur at its Langol campus. 

Pleasure to attend the momentous occasion of the 8th Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Imphal held in composite. I am thankful to the administration of NIT Manipur for inviting me on this auspicious occasion @narendramodi @dpradhanbjp @EduMinOfIndia pic.twitter.com/F366bQFhLT

— Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (@RanjanRajkuma11) October 5, 2021

The union minister of state also lauded the institute for making strides in recent years. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2021, it ranked 114 amongst the engineering Institutes in the country, he added. 

Stating that science and technology is advancing rapidly in the world, he exhorted the institute to join the race, making new innovations and inventions. 

NIT Agartala, Jirania, Tripura (W) director Hk Sharma, NIT Nagaland director S Venugopal , NIT Manipur board of governors chairperson Houtam Sutradhar, amongst others were in the dias.