Plaksha University aims to challenge IITs, reimagines engineering education

The upcoming Plaksha University reimagines engineering education and prepares students for a digitally powered future

More than five decades after the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was set up in Kharagpur, the IITs still churn out mostly the traditional kinds of engineers — mechanical, civil, computer, aeronautical and a few others. Very little has changed in their educational offerings, mode of delivery and curriculum. Other than adding to the list of IITs and taking the total number to 23 — the latest to be set up was IIT Dharwad (Karnataka) in 2016 — precious little has changed at these hallowed institutions.

But the world has moved on. Keeping that in mind, a bunch of