Panaji: A complete of 15,400 college students have been awarded levels at Goa University’s 36th convocation ceremony held on Saturday. Secretary for the division of science and know-how, govt of India, Abhay Karandikar, addressing the scholars, mentioned that actual transformation requires translational analysis that hyperlinks analysis and laboratories to the lives of strange folks.He mentioned the worth of analysis lies not simply in peer-reviewed journals, however within the growth of applied sciences that clear up real-world issues confronted by society.“The future envisioned (of Vikasit Bharat 2047) cannot be built on theory alone. Real transformation will emerge from action—from translational research that connects laboratories to the lives of ordinary citizens. The value of research lies not only in peer-reviewed journals, but in prototypes, patents, products, and policies that solve real-world problems. This is where science meets society. When breakthroughs in AI or data analytics enhance public service delivery, when IoT devices transform healthcare, or when digital tools enable the informal economy, then research fulfils its public purpose,” Karandikar mentioned.Urging college students to be socially aware engineers, scientists, and innovators, he mentioned know-how ought to bridge divides reasonably than deepen them, and progress have to be inclusive and sustainable.Goa University chancellor and Goa governor P A Gajapathi Raju requested the graduating college students to be happy with their Goan roots. He mentioned poet Manohar Rai Sardesai’s life teaches a strong lesson that “excellence does not require erasing who you are; it requires refining it”.“He read deeply when recognition was scarce, wrote persistently when audiences were small. He believed that regional literature and local culture were not inferior echoes of distant centres, but living traditions worthy of national and global attention,” the governor mentioned. Vice-chancellor Harilal B Menon mentioned 15,036 college students acquired commencement levels, 2,176 college students post-graduate levels, 138 college students diplomas, and 129 college students doctoral levels.