Demonetisation will help students in long run: Pandey at Jamia

Terming the Centre's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and 1000 notes as a "surgical strike on black money", MoS for HRD Mahendranath Pandey today said the move would be beneficial for students in the long run.
"The decision would help the young generation, especially students, in fulfilling their aspirations like those of housing as this step will help drive out black money from the market," Pandey said, addressing the students at Jamia Millia Islamia's annual convocation.
The Minister also drew a distinction between institutions set up before and after the country's independence and said early institutions like Jamia and Kashi Vidyapeeth were set up to carry forward the Indian culture as well as imbibe modern education and inculcate a spirit of participation among the youth in the independence struggle.

Jamia varsity chose to celebrate its convocation event on November 11, National Education Day, which is the birth anniversary of India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was also part of the 18-member foundation committee of the university.
Addressing the students and the faculty at the event, Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmed said, "We have expanded our hostels when we inaugurated Begum Hazrat Mahal hostel for our girl students. By introducing examination reforms, the university has created ease for our students."
The VC mentioned that they have contributed to the Army by signing MoUs with the Air Force and the Navy by providing special provisions for their academic mobility.

A total of 4,627 degrees and diplomas were awarded to students from different faculties, departments and centres who successfully completed M.Phil, postgraduation, graduation and diploma courses in 2015. Gold medals were also presented to 169 toppers.