Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has celebrated its Alumni Day here and gave away its alumni awards.
As Sai Chandra Teja R (M. Tech.- E. E., 2012 batch) was awarded 'Excellence in Alumni Relations' during the event on Sunday, Pranay Ramesh Patil (B. Tech. - E. E., 2013 batch) bagged 'Excellent Services to the National Programs' award.
Excellence in Entrepreneurship award was given to Ankit Mishra (B. Tech. - E. E., 2014 batch), while 'Excellence in Academics' awards was given to Dan Sathiaraj (PhD - MSME., 2016 batch) and Bhavesh Garg (PhD - L. A., 2018 batch).
Director of IIT Hyderabad Prof. BS Murty had announced that beginning this year the first weekend of every year shall be observed as Alumni Day.
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Regarding the need for training and development of alumni, he has agreed to support alumni with a certified course in their field of work.
Prof. K Siva Kumar, Dean International and Alumni Affairs said, "Being a second-generation IIT, we are proud to say that we have at least an alumnus in each continent now."
Speaking about the initiatives of Alumni Association, S Shalu Kumar, President of IIT Hyderabad Alumni Association, said, "Alumni undertake a Mentorship Programme where they mentor first-year students. An Alumni does an exclusive mentoring session for one new student."
"To increase the Alumni-connect, alumni are meeting as often and wherever possible. The Alumni Association will also launch a website where success stories of those who had a hard time in life will be shared," he added.
The association has also made the following commitment to the current batch of students; "You Propose" (A project or initiative) and "We will Support" (fund it), read a statement.
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