India, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence at the 57th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has been described as a historic moment for the IIT community and a significant occasion for India's technology and innovation ecosystem.

Addressing more than 3,000 graduating students, including 587 PhD scholars, Prime Minister Modi is the Chief Guest at the convocation being held on August 8. He is also scheduled to confer IIT Delhi's highest academic honours, including the President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold Medals.

The Chairman of PanIIT Alumni India Prabhat Kumar said, "the occasion reflected the larger role that the IIT system has played i...