NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JAN 30
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is exploring the possibility to set up a centre for advanced defence technology at the Gujarat University’s upcoming Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Extension and Research and Innovation (CERI), said G Satheesh Reddy, DRDO chairman here on Wednesday.
“The vice-chancellor of Gujarat University told me that if we establish a DRDO centre at this university, they will give us the space free of cost. We have been positive towards this proposal. I will be sending a team to look at the infrastructure and facilities and see how can we collaborate with GU in promoting advanced defence technology and other departments,” said Reddy.
Guest of Honour Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama expressed disappointment that in the world’s top 200 universities, there is none from India. “This won’t work. Gujarat is a prosperous and model state… infrastructure-wise it is inspiring and encouraging but what is lacking,” he said.
Talking about the university national rankings, Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya in his address said, “We missed being in the top 100 national rankings by 0.30 points. But we are hopeful this year the results would be different.”
On the majority of girls winning gold medals, Gujarat Governor and GU Chancellor Acharya Devvrat asked boys to pull up their socks and “stop wasting time on unnecessary things”.
Some 45,294 students were awarded degrees at the convocation. About 257 students were awarded gold medals and 65 received special awards.
At the ceremony, neurologist and Padma Shri Sudhir Shah’s daughter, Heli Shah, got the Shrimati Kantiben Gor medal in the Doctorate of Medicine in Neurology.
