<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">President Ram Nath Kovind has said that knowledge cannot grow in silos and it is essential that every institute of higher learning participate in the growth of the other. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Addressing the concluding session of one-day meeting of Vice Chancellors, Directors and Heads of 19 Central Institutes of Higher Learning at Rashtrapati Bhavan today, Mr Kovind said, each institute has a rich history and they are instrumental to the realization of social and economic goals that India has set itself as it strives to eliminate poverty and become a middle-income country. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He said, while developing their specializations, the institutes should collaborate and learn from each other.</div>