Recently at the orientation programme in an engineering, College Delhi CM gave life advice to engineering students in a way to be successful.

He also mentioned about the political scenario and asked the student to be aware of the political system of the country as they are the youth of the country and one must know about the political system and governance.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today advised budding engineers to follow their passion, not money.

Kejriwal, who did his BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT-Kharagpur in the 1980s, said students should not run only after money and top positions.

The more people run after money, the farther it gets, he said addressing an orientation-day programme for the new batch of students at Delhi Technological University.

“Don’t run after money and top positions. The more you chase money, the farther it will get from you. All the people who have made money in life did not run after money, they ran after their goals and money poured by it,” Kejriwal said.

He also added, “Those who are at important positions, they did not run only after them.” 

He urged students to understand the importance of democracy and try to contribute to the political system by questioning the ruling parties on loopholes in governance.

“I am not saying that you should join a political party. But I believe you - as a youth of the country - should have known about the political system and contribute to the democracy by making wise choices and questioning the political parties once you have made those choices,” he said.

Delhi Technological University came into existence in the year 1941 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.

The institution was set up at historic Kashmere Gate campus as a follow up of the Wood and Abbott Committee of 1938.

It comprised of a multidisciplinary and multilevel institution offering wide-ranging programmes in engineering, technology, arts and sculpture, architecture, pharmacy and commerce.

The national diploma awarded by the institution was recognised as equivalent to degree level for the purposes of employment. 

In 1952 the college was affiliated with University of Delhi and started formal Degree level Programmes.