BHUBANESWAR: The second alumni meet of IIT Bhubaneswar was hosted on its sprawling campus from April 12 to 14 marking ten years of the institute’s glorious inception.
The campus was abuzz as the event witnessed active participation from alumni ranging across various batches from B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D from across the country.
The Alumni diaspora in the US and the UK also connected over video conference to participate in this celebration. The 3-day long extravaganza started traditionally with the lighting of lamp by R.V. Raja Kumar, director of the institute and Cdr. V.K Jaitly, chief guest of the evening, among others.
The dignitaries welcomed the alumni and appreciated their zeal to assemble for the meet despite their busy schedule and called for greater participation for the development of the institute as many hold positions of responsibility in various government organisations, PSUs, private sector, academic institutions and have also been recognised as emerging entrepreneurs in the global front, enabling creatiion of jobs.
Speaking at the occasion, Prof. R.V. Raja Kumar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar, said, “We at IIT Bhubaneswar are keen that we provide all of our past students a platforms to stay connected amongst themselves and also stay committed to the institute and students across different batches including the present students.”
The evening was followed by student-organised immersive interactions between alumni and students where they could relive their memories and connect with everything contemporary.
Alumnus Sanka Aravind, the Co-Founder of bike taxi Rapido and enlisted under Forbes 30 committed to wholehearted support in mentoring students.
The last session of the day was a panel discussion on all the expectations that IIT Bhubaneswar has from its Alumni and vice versa. The objective was for IIT Bhubaneswar and its Alumni to collaborate and jointly work on research, academics and mentoring.