Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Alok Kumar, today inaugurated the 9th National Conference and Exhibition on Emerging and Innovative Trends in Engineering Technology (NCEEITET), organized by GCET Jammu in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.

Senior Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Jeevan Kumar Jethani, Professor Raja Dutta from IIT Kharagpur, CGM Power Finance Corporation Limited, Rajiv Pharlia and, Special Secretary, Higher Education Department, Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma were present on the occasion.

The event aimed to provide a common platform to academicians, technocrats, researchers, students and industry professionals to forge collaborative alliances, ensuring progress of science and technology as per the changing economy demands and wellbeing of the global society with a particular reference at the UT level.