NIST celebrated its 26th Foundation Day

National Institute of Science and Technology - Autonomous celebrated its 26th Foundation Day today. It was the day to remember, cherish, recognize and reward the achievers. The illustrious 26 years have seen NIST contributing to society by giving ethical engineers and research insights. We celebrated it with assurance in the august presence of Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MP, Berhampur as our Chief Guest, Shri Bikram Panda, MLA Berhampur as our Guest of honor, Dr. Satya P Das (Courtesy Faculty, University of South Florida, USA) and Dr. Lakshmi K. Tripathy (Regional Director of Education, Berhampur) as our keynote speakers, Er. Bimal Kumar Mishra, Governing body Member, Shri Rtn Er Aditya Choudhury , Mo college state coordinator, Ms. Sanjogita Mishra, Project Manager (Odisha), Tata Community initiatives trust. The ceremony was also graced by the Founder chairman Dr. Sukant K. Mohapatra by video conferencing, Dr. Priyadarshi Tripathy, Principal, Registrar Er. Kshirod Chandra Mohapatra. Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu said, the role of researchers are important in the economic development of our country, the position of researchers must be at the highest level in the country. Similarly, MLA Bikram Panda advised students not to waste the next day by staying up all night reading instead to spend quality time with concentration, which makes a big difference in a student's life, rather than studying for a long time. The speakers advised the students that #education and research can empower the nation to develop further, and that a positive mindset can lead to success. At the end of the meeting, Registrar Khirod Chandra Mohapatra delivered the vote of thanks. On the eve of Foundation Day, various seminars on the goals and ideals of the institute continued throughout the day in the campus, including research and innovation, start-up and industry coordination, academic and industry collaboration. Different clubs also organized various social and technical events. In the evening the cultural program is also conducted where 100+ alumni members were felicitated with gold, silver medals, Star and Distinguished Alumni Awards.