How many IIT students devote energy for research, asks Pranab Mukherjee

In his concluding lecture at IIM Ahmedabad, former President of India calls for creating ambience for innovation

Right ahead of the final placements beginning at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), former President of India Pranab Mukherjee raised the issue of imbalance between plush jobs and research & innovation among students.

In his last lecture as guest faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Mukherjee asked how many IIT students devote their energy and talents to research as against bagging job offers from multinationals. 

Part of the course 'Public Policy for Inclusive Development of India' under the aegis of JSW School of Public Policy at IIM-A, the lecture titled 'Articulating Policy and Institutional Agenda for Future