He believes that the IIT Council’s decision to hike the fee for MTech programmes will address the issue of the much sought-after seats at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) going to the “uninterested” students and save government funds. “Many students take admission to the MTech programmes and over 50 per cent of them quit as soon as they find a job,” he said. Among the remaining ones, many prepare for other competitive examinations and have no interest in what they are pursuing, said Rao, who is also a member of the IIT Council, the highest decision-making body of the 23 IITs. The decision was taken on the recommendations of a three-member committee on reforms of the MTech programme in IITs. “The committee had recommended a proactive increase in the MTech fee and bringing it at least to the level of the BTech fee (Rs 2 lakh per year) over the next three years.

Source: The Telegraph September 29, 2019 11:26 UTC