PM Modi to attend DU's Centenary Valedictory Ceremony as Chief Guest Today

PM Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone of three buildings in DU today — Faculty of Technology, a computer centre and an academic block — besides releasing a logo book and two coffee table books.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to be part of the closing ceremony of Delhi University's centenary celebrations today, June 30. 

PM Modi tweeted, "Looking forward to joining the University of Delhi's centenary celebrations at 11 AM tomorrow, 30th June. As a premier centre of learning, DU has been nurturing talent and fostering intellectual growth for a century. Congratulations to the DU fraternity on this milestone."

During the event, he will unveil the Delhi University Computer Centre, the faculty of technology building and the academic block along with the launch of three coffee table books. Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be the guest of honour at the event.

The programme will start at 11 am and will conclude at around 1 pm. The event will be live-streamed in the university through screens set up in staff rooms, auditoriums and libraries to allow faculty and students to watch the event remotely.

Reportedly DU's Hindu College, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College and Zakir Husain Delhi College and others have issued guidelines for the students which say that it is mandatory for students and faculties to attend the live telecast of the event.

University of Delhi was established on 1st May 1922. In the last hundred years, the University has grown and expanded immensely and now has 86 departments, 90 Colleges, more than 6 lakh students, and has contributed immensely in nation building.

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