The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the 15th Annual convocation of Bengal Engineering and Science University today (19.01.2013), as frontiers of science and technology and called upon students to bring efficiency to industry, comfort in the daily lives of people and wipe the tears of the most challenged of our countrymen. The President said the energy, determination and aspirations of students should be channelised to address problems and challenges that our nation is facing in a result oriented manner. The President called upon students to be proactive in building our society but without forgetting our heritage and tradition of tolerance, mutual respect and an inclusive approach in achieving our developmental goals.

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