The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attended the Second Convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal today (June 27, 2014).

Speaking on the occasion, the President said IISERs must play a central role in attracting more students towards science and converting this fascination into tangible career opportunities. They must equip students with sound conceptual understanding and analytical foundation. The President said he was happy to learn about the ‘Research Vision Document’ and other initiatives of IISER Bhopal aimed at becoming one of the top institutes in its class within the next twenty years.

The President said a good education system calls for continuous knowledge creation which can be facilitated only through high quality research. It is with this vision that IISERs have been established. They have been envisaged as research centres of the highest caliber in which teaching and education in basic sciences integrate totally with state-of-the-art research.

The President presented Award of D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) Degree to Prof. Goverdhan Mehta and also inaugurated an Innovation Exhibition on the occasion.

This release issued at 1910 hrs