Official announcement said,
The XVII Convocation of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra was held on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2005 at 10 a.m. at the Golden Jubilee Auditorium. Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, was the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation Address.
Addressing the XVIIth convocation of BIT, Mesra, he said: “Solving the problems of the society should be the foremost challenge for students graduating from technical institutions. India has now become a land of opportunity with multinationals using it as a outsourcing hub.”
During his presidential address, chancellor-cum-Governor Syed Sibtey Razi said: “Students passing out from here should strive to create new technologies, innovate on existing ones and generate jobs rather than looking for one.”
