IIT-Delhi to come up with many big inventions soon: Director

By Ganesh Bhatt New Delhi, Jan 25 : Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, counted among the best educational institutions, is soon going to dedicate several new innovations to the nation. IIT-Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao tells in an exclusive interview to IANS how the institute has endeavoured to fight coronavirus pandemic and what the situation vis-a-vis job placements and new courses in the IIT is. Excerpts: Q: Which new innovations is IIT-D coming up with in the near future? A: We are developing a new kit to quickly test coronavirus infection. This modern kit’s reliability is more than the antijet kit available in the market. The great thing about this new kit is that its price is quite low. It will be available in the next few days. The IIT-D has also come up with an indigenous N95 mask. It will be made available across the country for just Rs 40 a piece.
Q: Is the IIT-D in a position to start new courses this year? A: Yes, many new courses are going to start soon, related to Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Management. We are also going to start 10 online courses this month. Students completing these programmes will be awarded certificates.
Q: Coronavirus pandemic affected the whole world. It has been the biggest pandemic reported in the last 100 years. What was its impact on the IIT?