Within a short span of time since its establishment, theIndian Institute of Technology(IIT), Goa, has made considerable strides in the field of research, Union Education ministerDharmendra Pradhansaid on Monday, virtually presiding overIIT Goas first ever convocation ceremony. Altogether, 185 students from the 2020 and the 2021 batches of the institute were conferred with their degrees together at the ceremony.
Being located in Goa and having signed an MoU with a French body for research in marine science, IIT Goa is well-positioned to become a hub for activities in the field of marine Science and Technology.
Within two years of the IITs inception, research programmes in engineering, sciences and humanities leading to the award of PhD degrees were introduced at IIT Goa in 2018.