All IITs to hold research and development fair in November

The Research and Development fair will be held as a part of the celebration of 'Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 75 years of India’s independence. It will showcase the projects undertaken by faculty and students of the institute to industry and create a synergy between the two.  

All 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will come together to hold a research and development (R&D) fair in November, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. The R&D melas will showcase the projects undertaken by faculty and students of the institute to industry and create a synergy between the two. He held a discussion with officials of the IITs on the R&D fair, which will be held as a part of the celebration of 'Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 75 years of India’s Independence.  

“Happy to know that all 23 IITs are coming together to focus on developing innovations for the Indian and global markets to facilitate ease-of-living,” Pradhan tweeted. He said the R&D fair would also serve as a platform for greater linkages between the industry and academia and pave the way for India to become a global superpower in science and futuristic technologies. 

Under the initiative, all 23 IITs are coming together to focus on developing innovations for the Indian and global markets to facilitate ease of living for its citizens via different products and innovations. These products will be showcased to the industry on the day of the event. 

This is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The NEP lays a lot of emphasis given on R&D, said Pradhan. “This will enable an environment for cutting-edge research as envisaged in the NEP,” said Pradhan. 

“This would create a new framework. IITs will create R&D initiatives to facilitate ease of living for our citizens. I am sure in this R&D mela, many new innovations and projects will come up,” said the minister. “While the melas are beginning with IITs, soon all centrally funded and good state-level engineering colleges will involve all technocrats and students will create a new ecosystem,” he added. 

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