Scientist CNR Rao remotely inaugurated a centre of excellence in Internet of Things at the Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology in Bhalki, at an event in Akka Mahadevi College in Bidar.
Prof. Rao expressed regret that the quality of education in most universities in the country was not of good quality. He asked Eshwar Khandre, municipal administration minister and chairman of the BKIT management committee, to ensure quality education in the college.
“What you need for it is not just money. It is the interest of the teachers and their enthusiasm in moulding their students into hardworking professionals and better human beings. The management, teachers and the student community should work together to improve the quality of the teaching- learning process,” he said.
He asked the students to understand that IT was not just an earning opportunity for the three lakh odd IT engineers in Bengaluru. “It is a modern technology that is making our lives better. It is redefining several fields, especially health care. Millions of people, especially in small towns and villages are benefiting from the advances in IT in fields like satellite medicine, weather prediction models, online tutorials for farmers, and modern teaching tools and methods. We need to tell people about how IT is changing their lives. We also need to inspire young engineers to contribute to the growth in this field through research and not just focus on technological applications, he said.
B. B Lal, BKIT principal, Shivanath Patil, Akka Mahadevi College principal, P. N Diwakar, vice principal, Nagashetty Biradar, Sanjay Gowre and faculty from the department of computer science and others were present.
