PM fellowship for IITians soon

NEW DELHI: To promote research at engineering institutes, the government is likely to introduce a Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship for students passing out of

NEW DELHI: To promote research at engineering institutes, the government is likely to introduce a Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship for students passing out of IITs.

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The HRD is mulling the fellowship for around 1,000 students from the next academic year. “The quality of research is directly related to the quality of people who undertake it. It becomes important that the best minds are encouraged to take up research,” said a functionary.