Two-day Visitor's Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan ends; President calls for strong academia-industry links
The two-day Visitor's Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan concluded on 4 March 2025, with President Droupadi Murmu urging heads of higher education institutions to build a strong academia-industry interface.
Summary
The two-day Visitor's Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan concluded on 4 March 2025. Heads of central higher education institutions discussed flexible courses with credit transfer and multiple entry and exit, internationalisation, translational research and innovation, student selection under the NEP, and assessment. In her concluding remarks, President Droupadi Murmu, the Visitor of these institutions, urged a strong academia-industry interface and said excellent higher education at home would reduce the tendency to study abroad.
Key facts
- Date
- Concluded 4 March 2025, Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Themes
- Flexible courses and credit transfer, internationalisation, translational research, student selection, assessment
- President's call
- Strong academia-industry interface
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At the close of the Visitor's Conference on 4 March 2025, President Droupadi Murmu particularly urged heads of higher education institutions to strengthen:
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Correct answer: B — The academia-industry interface
The President advocated a strong academia-industry interface so that research stays linked to the needs of the economy and society.