Ratan Tata Conferred Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by IIT, Kharagpur

Ratan Tata Conferred Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by IIT, Kharagpur

Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by the Senate and the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kharagpur at its 50th Annual Convocation

that was held recently. The award is to recognize his outstanding leadership in globalizing India and transforming Tata Group as a company to reckon with, setting global benchmarks.

Presenting the award to Mr. Tata, Prof. Damodar Acharya, Director, IIT Kharagpur said, "Mr. Ratan N. Tata is a towering figure in the Indian engineering industry. Throughout his career in various positions in the Tata Group of Companies, he has set an unparalleled standard of excellence. With very few ever to emulate his scale of achievements, he symbolizes India's entry into the global industrial map. Under his leadership, Tata Group has also emerged as one of the most respectable companies in the world, in terms of its contribution to corporate social responsibilities and philanthropy. As an individual, Mr. Tata has long commitment to social uplift of the disadvantaged people."

Prof. Damodar Acharya presenting the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) to Mr. Ratan N. Tata

Adds Prof. Acharya, "When one day, in the not-too-distant future, India joins the league of the developed nations, it will do so by riding on the shoulders of the likes of Mr. Ratan N. Tata. It gives the institute immense pride in honoring one of the worthiest sons of the land, especially because of his spectacular and path-breaking engineering achievements."

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