NITs asked to develop industry cell and collaborate for research projects
Updated: Nov 22, 2013 06:33:23pm
Kolkata, Nov 22 (KNN) The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has asked National Institutes of Technology to develop a cell in collaboration with industry and its associations to develop collaborative research projects, internships, faculty exchanges and workshops.
NITs must pursue a culture of excellence and give greater priority to technology-enabled teaching like e-classrooms for wider diffusion of information and knowledge. They must strengthen the linkage with industry so that there is regular flow of inputs from industry experts on course curricula and research, the President said while addressing the 9th Convocation at the National Institute of Technology in Durgapur today.
Further, he called on NITs to periodically evaluate their programmes based on industry trends.
Higher academic institutions in India, he said lacked orientation towards research, as a result of which, their standing amongst the top global institutions is not high.
He said our institutions must be able to challenge the frontiers of knowledge and be able to make revolutionary contributions in different disciplines.
“They must find solutions that help the common man lead a better life. They must be able to guide policymakers on issues ranging from energy security to environment degradation, sanitation, urbanization, healthcare and education,” he said.
The future progress of the country, he said, will depend increasingly on our ability to innovate, to devise efficient processes for the industrial sector and better solutions for governance.
“It is necessary to permeate the spirit of innovation to all sectors – business, government, education and society. The Indian innovation strategy must focus on generating ideas that promote inclusive growth and benefit those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid,” he said. (KNN)
NITs must pursue a culture of excellence and give greater priority to technology-enabled teaching like e-classrooms for wider diffusion of information and knowledge. They must strengthen the linkage with industry so that there is regular flow of inputs from industry experts on course curricula and research, the President said while addressing the 9th Convocation at the National Institute of Technology in Durgapur today.
Further, he called on NITs to periodically evaluate their programmes based on industry trends.
Higher academic institutions in India, he said lacked orientation towards research, as a result of which, their standing amongst the top global institutions is not high.
He said our institutions must be able to challenge the frontiers of knowledge and be able to make revolutionary contributions in different disciplines.
“They must find solutions that help the common man lead a better life. They must be able to guide policymakers on issues ranging from energy security to environment degradation, sanitation, urbanization, healthcare and education,” he said.
The future progress of the country, he said, will depend increasingly on our ability to innovate, to devise efficient processes for the industrial sector and better solutions for governance.
“It is necessary to permeate the spirit of innovation to all sectors – business, government, education and society. The Indian innovation strategy must focus on generating ideas that promote inclusive growth and benefit those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid,” he said. (KNN)
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