MUMBAI: 'Affordable Excellence' was the challenge thrown to the audience by chief guest R A Mashelkar as he prodded IIT-B's graduating batch to develop technology affordable to many.
To the 2,256 fresh graduates, Mashelkar, who was speaking at IIT-B's 52nd convocation on Saturday, asked, "Can we make an ECG machine available, not at $10,000, but at a price 20 times lower, not just 20%? Can we make a high quality Hepatitis-B vaccine, priced at $20 per dose, available at a price 40 times less, not just 40%?" Raaz Dwivedi (20), who completed his Bachelor's in electrical engineering, was awarded the President medal.Ashima Mittal (21), who completed her BTech in civil engineering, secured Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma award.
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