Question : Encouragement of Research Work

(a) whether the Government has taken appropriate steps to create co-ordination between
industry and education world on the lines of foreign countries to encourage research
work across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to encourage research in private and public sector;
(d) whether proper steps are being taken by the Government to encourage the research
scheme by private and public sector;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the specific steps taken by the Government to ensure the participation of persons from
industry in the field of administration, technology and higher education?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to (e) : Yes Madam. For encouraging coordination between the Industry and academia, the
Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) has been launched. Under this project, industry sponsored
research projects would be taken up by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Funding of
these projects are shared on 1:3 ratio by the Industry and the Government. So far, 92 such
projects for Rs. 282.65 Cr have been sanctioned.
Apart from this, the Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) has been
launched to attune the R&D efforts in premier educational institutions to the requirements of
the society and the industry.
Research parks have been sanctioned in (6) premier institutions which operate on the
principles of private-public cooperation for better R & D work.
(f): As a policy, leading Industrialists are being appointed as the Chairpersons or members of
Boards of Governors of premier institutions. This would sensitise the institutions to the
requirements of the industry further.
AICTE appoints persons working in the industry, in various committees of All India Council
for Technical Education (AICTE) that prepare the model curriculum in technical institutions.
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