8 IIT Research Parks For Non-IITians? Time To Live Your Startup Dreams!

In its endeavor to accelerate innovators and entrepreneurs amongst IITians & non-IITians, the government is all set for 8 IIT research parks.

Kaihrii Thomas

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8 IIT Research Parks For Non-IITians? Time To Live Your Startup Dreams!

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IIT Research Parks: Key Objectives
IIT Research Parks: Equipping Students To Be Innovators
IIT Research Parks That Are Live & Running

According to the latest PIB news, the Government has sanctioned the establishment of Research Parks at IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Gandhinagar, and IISc Bangalore to augment the country's research ecosystem.

The research parks at IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Delhi are functional and others are in advanced stages of completion. The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently.

IIT Research Parks: Key Objectives

The main objectives of setting up the IIT research parks are as follows:

To have research collaboration with top-rated industries.
To equip students with entrepreneurship and incubation skills.
To build strong academic linkages towards achieving top-class entrepreneurs.
To increase the outreach of academic content to the industry.
To enable the industry to add value to academic programs through close collaborations.

IIT Research Parks: Equipping Students To Be Innovators

IIT Research Parks will go a long way in equipping and shaping Indian students to get access to the best research institutes in the country with world-class mentors and professionals. Once equipped with the best of skill and know-how, students will have a prospective career while accelerating the economy of the country.

Here, we bring you some important benefits of IIT research parks to IITians and non-IITians:

The driving force behind the rapid economic growth of the country aspiring towards the $5- trillion economy of PM Modi will heavily rely on the students nurtured through IIT research parks.
The government's focused impetus is on promoting the digital economy, fintech, technology-enabled development, energy transition, and climate action. All of these will be achievable now that IIT research parks are on the rise.
Aligning with the key objectives of the research parks, students will be engaged in practical engagement apart from theoretical classroom lessons.
With the government's recent push to strengthen startups and enterprises, these research parks will not only cater to IITians but a mix of students from different academic backgrounds.

IIT Research Parks That Are Live & Running

IIT Madras Research Park

Students of the IIT Madras community aren’t just the finest but are also committed to the pursuit of knowledge. The ecosystem ensures that companies have the unique opportunity to benefit from industry-academia collaboration by working with young minds who will go on to shape the future of their industry.

IIT Delhi Research and Innovation Park

IIT Delhi Research and Innovation Park is focused on innovation and product development, where IIT Delhi, industry, entrepreneurs, and government agencies interact and enable the creation of advanced technological solutions. Accelerate and galvanize entrepreneurial aspirations amongst the students.

IIT Kharagpur Research Park

IIT Kharagpur Research Park fosters entrepreneurship skills by bringing research, development, and the industry under a single roof. Part of the Park’s ecosystem provides world-class mentorship by bringing in leading professionals from around the world, providing young entrepreneurs and scientists the best kind of merging of both worlds.