(a) thè steps taken by thè Government for developing thè linkage between educational
institutions, Industries and R&D Institutions;
(b) if so, thè details thereof;
(c) whether thè Government is planning to develop Vocational Studies through out thè country:
and
(c) if so, thè details thereof?
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a) & (b): Through thè interface of various industry based research initiatives, linkage between
educational institutions, Industries and R&D Institutions are done. The details of thè same are:
I. Impacting Research Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT): This initiative aims at providing
Solutions to thè most relevant engineering challenges and translating knowledge into viable
technology in 10 selected technology domains, viz. Health care, energy, sustainable habitat, nano
technology hardware, water resources and river systems, advanced materials, Information and
communication technology, manufacturing, security and defence, and environmental Science andclimate change. It is a pan IITs and IISc Joint Initiative seeking to develop a roadmap for
research. During 2018-2019 Rs. 46.30 crore and during 2019-2020 Rs. 47.20 crore has been
released.
II. Research Park: Research park at IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, UT Kharagpur, UT Kanpur, UT
Chennai, have been established which provide an interface between entrepreneurship and
Industry to establish their R&D units in collaboration with students & faculty members of thè
IITs. In thè year 2020-21 Rs. 144.50 crore has been released.
III. Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY): This initiative promotes innovation of a higher order that
directly impacts thè needs of thè Industry and thereby improves thè competitive edge of Indian
manufacturing. The project envisages collaboration between thè academia and industry - within
or outside India.
(c) & (c): In order to prò vide impetus to vocational education thè allocation in 2021-22 for
National Apprenticeship Training Scheme has been kept at Rs. 500 crore. Further, UGC has
already issued guidelines for Apprenticeship/Internship Embedded Degree Program.
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