IIT-Guwahati, IIT-BHU to offer joint doctoral programmes

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The idea of a joint PhD programme was originally proposed by Prof TG Sitharam in 53rd IIT Council Meeting held in 2019. The vision behind this is to build a “network of excellence” of all IITs rather than each one striving to become a “tower of excellence”, a statement from the institutes claim. The IIT council accepted the proposal to start a joint degree programmes. Through this academic collaboration, both the institutes are expecting “a significant boost in high-quality research and foundation for further academic collaborations”.

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“Such educational reforms and academic collaborations between premier educational institutes will promote multidisciplinary academic programs and research for encouraging and promoting a knowledge-based economy of the country,” a joint statement read.