Teachers should be mentors: Pitroda at DU convocation

The University of Delhi hosted its 89th annual convocation at the Vice Regal Lodge at the North Campus on Saturday.

The ceremony,during which 414 PhDs and more than 200 medals and prizes were awarded,was marked by old world tradition. It began with a colourful procession of students and teachers the chief guest Dr Sam Pitroda,Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh and other top DU officials in purple robes,Executive Council members and PhD awardees in red and medal winners in black taking their places inside the convention hall.

The advent of Internet and communication technology has altered higher education forever,and has also changed the role

of teachers, Pitroda said in his address. (Earlier) Teachers spent most of their time creating and delivering content. Today,I dont need teachers to to deliver content. Content prepared by the best of people from all over

the world is available online. Today,I need a teacher as a mentor, he said.

Pitroda,advisor to the Prime Minister in Information,Infrastructure and Innovations,was the chief guest. Pitroda,in his address,was nostalgic about his early years in a small village in Odisha.

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