President Kovind to host conference of IITs, NITs and IIEST directors

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 19 will host a conference of directors of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Research (IIEST), Shibpur, an official statement said.

The conference is part of regular interactions of President Ram Nath Kovind with educational institutions in his capacity as a visitor to 152 Central Universities and institutions of higher learning, it said.

Apart from the Directors of 23 IITs, 31 NITs and IIEST, Shibpur, the conference will be attended by Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, MoS in the HRD Ministry, Secretary (Higher Education) Sanjay Dhotre, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology and Chairman AICTE Anil Sahasrabudhe.