Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar called students “the warriors of 2047”, saying that they will decide what “Bharat” will be during its 100th years of independence. Speaking during an interaction with the faculty members and students of Cotton University in Guwahati on Monday, Dhankhar also maintained that education is the most effective mechanism to bring societal change.

He called upon education institutions to be vessels of change and said that it would be possible only when they engage in innovation, research and development, and think out of box. Talking about NEP-2020, the Vice President said, “It is not degree oriented, it’s knowledge and skill oriented. This is big change.”

Dhankhar also underlined that education is the most potent medium to even out inequalities and to combat inequities. “If we manage to have quality education, other things will fall in place,” he added.

Underlining that an ecosystem has been put in place so that everyone can realise his or her full potential, he said that there is no dearth of opportunity for youth today. “It’s right time, right circumstances, right system. Everything is possible. You have to only take first step and the system will help you,” he said while underscoring that right Government policies are in place to help realise dreams.

The Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, conferred degrees and medals on students at the Assam Royal Global University in Guwahati today. @Gulab_kataria @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/ISgfJii4j1

— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) October 30, 2023

Later in the day, Vice President also graced the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of the Royal Assam Global University in Guwahati where he described Convocation as the ‘reward of training imparted by your teachers, fructifying hopes and aspirations of the family’. He further exhorted students to refrain from engaging in activities that could bring disrepute to their teachers and parents.