IIT-BHU, IIT-Guwahati to start joint doctoral programme

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 29 : The Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) and IIT-Guwahati have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start a joint doctoral programme.
This will be the first time in the country that two IITs have come together to offer a joint degree programme.
The IIT-BHU spokesman said the idea of a joint PhD programme was originally proposed in the 53rd IIT Council meeting held on September 27, 2019. The vision behind it is to build a ‘network of excellence of all IITs’ rather than each one striving to become a ‘tower of excellence.’ The IIT Council accepted the proposal to start the Joint Degree Programme. It will start from July 2020-21 academic session.
Through this academic collaboration, both the institutes are expecting a significant boost in high quality research and foundation for further academic collaborations.
Considering the National Education Policy (NEP-2020), such educational reform and academic collaborations between the premier educational institutes will promote multidisciplinary academic programmes and research for the knowledge-based economy of the country, said director IIT-BHU Prof Pramod Kumar Jain.