Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at IIT Delhi's 57th convocation on Saturday and urged graduates to keep learning as rapid technological change reshapes careers and the global order.
- Modi used a light tone to connect with students, joking 'I am not Baba Bageshwar' and listing common next steps such as first jobs, startups or further exam preparation.
- He told students their work over the next 20–35 years will influence India's push to become a developed nation and noted concern that too few women won academic medals.
- Former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who formally resigned on July 25, said in public remarks on August 8–9 that he offered his resignation because Gen Z protesters were misled during large demonstrations over a leaked NEET exam paper.
- The two developments keep attention on youth mobilization, exam governance and political accountability after the NEET paper leak, and there is no new public resolution reported on the investigation or related political consequences.