25,237 students passed from IITs in 2022-23: Minister

The Government, as per the minister, has sanctioned establishment of "research parks at IITs- Madras, Bombay, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar and IISc Bangalore to augment the research ecosystem in the country."

By: Education Desk

New Delhi | Updated: August 1, 2023 10:34 AM IST

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IIT Kanpur students celebrating after the convocation. (IIT-K team)

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A total of 25,237 students have passed from 23 IITs in the year 2022-23. This information is shared today by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Subhas Sarkar in the Lok Sabha.

While the question asked by MP Dhal Singh Bisen was whether the government has any data related to the number of IIT students who have gone abroad during the last five years, Sarkar replied that under the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship scheme, they offer an attractive fellowship of maximum of Rs 55 lakh per scholar (including annual research grant) in five years to selected students to pursue their PhD in Indian institutions so as to retain talent in the country.

The Government, as per the minister, has sanctioned establishment of “research parks at IITs — Madras, Bombay, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar — and IISc Bangalore to augment the research ecosystem in the country.”

He further informed about their recent initiatives like the implementation of Global Initiative for Academic Network (GIAN) which seeks to tap the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs from abroad to augment the country’s existing academic resources.

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