--- title: "Modi tells IIT Delhi graduates their choices will shape India’s future" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future" category: "Politics" area: "India" published: "2026-08-08T11:05:24.040Z" source_reported: "2026-08-08T10:09:28.000Z" updated: "2026-08-08T11:05:24.040Z" trust_score: 96 critic_score: 77 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-08T13:15:21.549876+00:00" --- # Modi tells IIT Delhi graduates their choices will shape India’s future *Prime Minister urged students to stay curious, noted low women medalists, and joked about life’s unscheduled challenges* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 96 of 100, higher is better. Includes PM's direct speech and specific figures, with date and venue, plus multiple outlet corroboration. - Craft 77 of 100, higher is better. Provides context for why curiosity matters, separates facts from comments, and uses specific details. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Language is measured; no clickbait or exaggerated claims. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the 57th convocation of IIT Delhi on 8 August 2026, addressing over 3,000 graduates, including 587 PhD scholars. - Modi said the next three to four decades of graduates’ careers would shape India’s development and urged them to stay curious and adapt to rapid technological change. - He noted that only one or two women received medals at the ceremony and called for greater gender representation in academic achievement. - Modi joked that life’s challenges are like unscheduled exams, referencing a popular spiritual figure to dismiss comparisons with himself. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 57th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi on 8 August 2026. The event conferred degrees on over 3,000 students, including 587 PhD scholars. Modi told the graduates that the decisions they make in the next three to four decades would determine India’s journey toward becoming a developed nation. Modi urged the students to keep their curiosity and learning instincts alive, saying the world and technology are changing rapidly. He said challenges become opportunities for those who find new solutions. The Prime Minister also highlighted India’s progress in the semiconductor sector, saying production had begun at the country’s first unit and expressing confidence that graduates would contribute to manufacturing everything from chips to ships. During the ceremony, Modi noted that only one or two women received medals and said there should have been more. He also joked that he is not "Baba Bageshwar," a spiritual figure, and said the exams of life are out of syllabus. The convocation included the launch of new initiatives related to artificial intelligence at IIT Delhi. ## What the coverage left out No centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the number of degrees conferred or the launch of new artificial intelligence initiatives at IIT Delhi. The left-rated digests did not report Modi’s remarks on the gender gap among medal winners or his joke about Baba Bageshwar. ## Who covered it Shares of the 10 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 30% (3) - Centre: 0% (0) - Right: 70% (7) 7 of 17 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-08T13:15:21.549876+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 11 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-08T13:45:19.032Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The two left-rated reports, both digests, led on Modi’s call for graduates to remain curious and keep learning as technology transforms the world. The Hindu’s full report quoted Modi’s line that "those who learn, win" and described his emphasis on adaptability in a rapidly changing global landscape. Neither digest mentioned the gender gap among medal winners or the joke about Baba Bageshwar. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - The five right-rated digests led on two themes: the gender gap among medal winners and Modi’s outreach to young people as future leaders of a developed India. ABP News and Times of India both reported Modi’s disappointment that only one or two women received medals. India TV News and NDTV framed the speech around the graduates’ role in shaping India’s future, quoting Modi’s line that their actions would influence the country’s journey toward becoming a developed nation. Moneycontrol’s digest carried Modi’s message that the country needs the youth and has faith in them. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 5 - high: 4 - unknown: 7 - veryHigh: 1 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [NEWS9 LIVE](https://news9live.com/india/you-will-influence-journey-towards-viksit-bharat-pm-modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-at-convocation-2997633) — ‘You will influence journey towards Viksit Bharat’: PM Modi tells IIT Delhi graduates at convocation - [Unknown](https://aajtak.in/short-videos/video/prime-minister-modi-at-iit-delhi-convocation-baba-bageshwar-mmtc-2618042-2026-08-08) — PM Modi Arrives at IIT Delhi's Convocation Ceremony - [Mathrubhumi](https://mathrubhumi.com/news/india/pm-modi-iit-delhi-convocation-viksit-bharat-2026-v7xe7g1d) — 'Your Decisions Will Determine a Developed India'; Modi Interacts with Gen-Cs at IIT - [organiser.org](https://organiser.org/2026/08/08/374107/bharat/iit-has-a-syllabus-but-life-doesnt-pm-modis-message-to-iit-delhi-graduates-to-build-a-self-reliant-india) — “IIT has a syllabus, but life doesn’t”: PM Modi’s message to IIT Delhi graduates to build a self-reliant India - [Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/iit-delhi-57th-convocation-pm-narendra-modis-key-message-to-graduates-10823767) — IIT Delhi 57th convocation: PM Narendra Modi’s key message to graduates - [namasthe telangana](https://ntnews.com/national/your-real-race-is-not-with-someone-else-it-is-with-yourself-said-pm-modi-at-iit-delhi-convocation-2477242) — PM Modi: The Real Competition Is with Yourself: Prime Minister Modi at IIT Delhi Convocation - [Amar Ujala](https://amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/i-am-not-baba-bageshwar-students-at-iit-delhi-laughed-upon-hearing-the-pm-remark-2026-08-08) — PM Modi: 'I Am Not Baba Bageshwar', Students Laughed After Listening to the PM's Words at IIT Delhi, Know Why He Said So? - [India TV News](https://indiatvnews.com/news/india/pm-modi-s-fresh-outreach-to-gen-z-your-decisions-future-lives-will-influence-our-viksit-bharat-journey-2026-08-08-1050767) — PM Modi's fresh outreach to Gen Z: 'Your decisions, future lives will influence our Viksit Bharat journey' - [ABP News](https://news.abplive.com/news/india/pm-modi-iit-delhi-convocation-medal-winners-lack-of-women-should-be-more-sonipat-param-pragya-1861045) — PM Modi Flags Lack Of Women Among IIT Delhi Medal Winners: 'Should've Been More...' - [The Hindu](https://thehindu.com/news/national/in-rapidly-changing-world-those-who-learn-win-pm-modi-at-iit-delhi/article71320936.ece) — In rapidly changing world, those who learn win: PM Modi at IIT Delhi - [NDTV](https://ndtv.com/education/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-ai-supercomputer-at-iit-delhi-gives-key-advice-to-graduates-11882753) — 'Whatever You Do Will Impact Our Journey Of Viksit Bharat': PM Modi To IIT Delhi Graduates - [TV9 Kannada](https://tv9kannada.com/national/pm-modi-at-iit-delhi-youth-power-for-vikasit-bharat-tech-and-space-opportunities-1222746.html) — Youth Power Is Needed to Build a 'Developed India': PM Modi Calls at IIT Delhi Convocation - [Moneycontrol](https://moneycontrol.com/news/india/we-have-faith-in-you-country-needs-you-pm-modi-s-message-to-youth-at-iit-delhi-13998582.html) — 'We have faith in you, country needs you': PM Modi's message to youth at IIT Delhi - [India TV Hindi Hindi](https://indiatv.in/india/national/you-must-be-thinking-something-else-i-am-not-baba-bageshwar-pm-modi-told-iit-delhi-students-2026-08-08-1236058) — 'You Might Be Thinking Something, I Am Not Baba Bageshwar', Says PM at IIT Delhi - India TV Hindi - [Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/should-have-been-more-pm-modi-disappointed-over-just-one-or-two-girls-among-iit-delhi-medal-winners/articleshow/133048224.cms) — ‘Should have been more’: PM Modi disappointed over 'just one or two' girls among IIT Delhi medal winners - [TV9 Marathi](https://tv9marathi.com/national/pm-narendra-modi-speech-at-iit-delhi-today-everything-in-the-exam-of-life-is-out-of-syllabus-pm-modi-special-mantra-for-students-1729161.html) — Narendra Modi: In the Exams of Life, Everything Is Out of syllabus... PM Modi's Special Mantra for Students - [The Telegraph](https://telegraphindia.com/india/iit-heaves-under-pm-outreach-security-students-told-how-low-to-bow-their-heads-prnt/cid/2173917) — Narendra Modi Gen Z outreach | IIT heaves under PM 'outreach' security, students told how low to bow their heads ## Questions **What did Prime Minister Modi say about women medal winners at IIT Delhi?** Modi noted that only one or two women received medals at the 57th convocation of IIT Delhi and said there should have been more. He called for greater gender representation in academic achievement, as reported by ABP News and Times of India. **How many students graduated from IIT Delhi at the 57th convocation?** Over 3,000 students, including 587 PhD scholars, were conferred degrees at the convocation ceremony on 8 August 2026. The Hindu reported the figure in its full account of the event. **What did Modi say about the role of graduates in India’s future?** Modi told graduates their decisions over the next three to four decades would shape India’s development and influence its journey toward becoming a developed nation. NDTV and India TV News carried the remark in their digests. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Modi tells IIT Delhi graduates their choices will shape India’s future", https://mediabias.news/politics/modi-tells-iit-delhi-graduates-their-choices-will-shape-indias-future