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Ministry of Education grants Rs. 80 crore to IIT Kharagpur to boost International Research Outreach.

Kolkata, Dec 14 (UNI) The Ministry of Education has released a grant for the amount of Rs 80
crores to IIT Kharagpur towards the second phase of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic
& Research Collaboration (SPARC) Programme.
In 2019-20, more than 300 international experts visited Indian institutions registered under
SPARC for various projects and workshops. Close to 400 research proposals have been
approved for funding to date.
Over 26% of the R&D proposals and international outreach are focused on Emergent Areas
of Impact which included areas such as Advanced Electronics and Communication, Advanced Functional and Meta Materials, Structural Genomics and Evolutionary Biology, Artificial
Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Infectious Disease & Clinical Research.
This segment was followed by Action-Oriented Research with a 24% accepted proposals in
areas including Future of Earth: Green and Renewable Technologies, River, Ocean, Aviation
and Space Management Technology, Technology Enhanced Education and Learning, including
Assistive Technologies, Agricultural and Food Sustainability, Technologies for Rural and Women Empowerment, Law and Society.
Convergence areas of research is another significant segment with 22% proposals in areas
covering Transportation and Smart Infrastructure, Affordable Health Care, Advanced
Manufacturing, Science and Heritage, Energy and Water Sustainability.
Professor Adrijit Goswami from IIT Kharagpur who is heading the Pan India coordination of
the programme said that with phase two funding of Rs. 80 crores and the structured format of e-workshops, webinars, online classes and even research in virtual mode, the scope for
productive academic collaborations at the SPARC-approved collaborating institutes look
promising.
While online mode has its drawbacks, on the brighter side it may swell the opportunities
especially for those who otherwise find such collaborative work arduous due to extended
physical visits, he added.
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