GUWAHATI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between IIT Guwahati and IIT (BHU) Varanasi on 27th November 2020 to start Joint Doctoral Programme from July 2021.
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The vision behind this is to build a "Network of Excellence" of all IITs rather than each one striving to become a "Tower of Excellence".
Directors of both the Institutes, Prof. T. G. Sitharam of IIT Guwahati, and Prof. Pramod Kumar Jain of IIT (BHU) said that this is the first time in the country that two IITs have come together to offer a joint degree program.
Through this academic collaboration, both the institutes are expecting significant boost in high-quality research and foundation for further academic collaborations
Under the National Education Policy (NEP2020), such educational reforms and academic collaborations between premier educational institutes will reportedly promote multidisciplinary academic programs and research, for encouraging and promoting a knowledge-based economy.
IIT BHU is also considering starting a Joint MTech program on similar lines to provide multi-institutional and multidisciplinary MTech programs and IIT Guwahati has agreed to be part of the initiative.