# PM Modi flags few women among IIT Delhi medal winners

2026-08-08T10:32:45+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at IIT Delhi's 57th convocation, noted the low number of women among academic medal recipients. "It would have been even better if there were a few more girls among them. Sorry. Why just one or two? There should have been more," he said. Modi conferred top honours including the President's Gold Medal and inaugurated Param Pragya, an AI-focused supercomputing facility at the institute's Sonipat campus.

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- news.abplive.com <https://news.abplive.com/news/india/pm-modi-iit-delhi-convocation-medal-winners-lack-of-women-should-be-more-sonipat-param-pragya-1861045>
- assamtribune.com <https://assamtribune.com/national/why-just-one-or-two-pm-calls-for-more-women-among-iit-delhis-top-achievers-1615381>
- newindianexpress.com <https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/08/keep-curiosity-learning-instinct-alive-in-life-pm-modi-to-students-at-iit-delhi-convocation-ceremony>

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