On the auspicious day of Vishwakarma Jayanti, the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has addressed 50 lakh students at the first ever Kaushal DeekshantSamaroh” – A Skill Convocation Ceremony aimed at not only boosting the morale of students in the entire skilling ecosystem but also inspiring them to work towards the vision of building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Union Minister for Education, SkillDevelopment and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan alongwith other officials felicitated and honoured with convocation certificates 100 selected toppers from the skill ecosystem, in New Delhi. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship convened this ceremony across 20000+ Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of candidates who cleared the All-India Trade Test (CBT) under CITS for session 2021. The results of the All-India Trade Test (AITT-2022) were declared on September 7th, 2022. The result percentage this year has been 89.13%.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that skill development is the instrument of empowerment. In the new National Education Policy, importance has been given to skill development to integrate it with education and to provide academic parity. The Minister congratulated all the students who got skill certificates in the convocation.
