HRD Ministry to Spend Rs. 418 Crore on Collaborative Research with Foreign Institutes

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has officially announced that it would spend Rs. 418 crore for collaborative research between Indian and international institutes under SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) . HRD Ministry will launch the SPARC scheme on October 01, 2018.

One of the top premier institutes in India, IIT Kharagpur will coordinate the scheme. As per the rules, only Indian institutes that featured in the list of top 500 globally ranked institutes will be allowed to collaborate with international institutes. The joint collaboration will boost up the research activities and promote quality research.

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Under the SPARC scheme, Indian institutes will take up collaborative research with international institutes in the following areas: -

• Social Sciences
• Technology
• Science

Major Highlights of SPARC:

Here are the major highlights of SPARC and its scope of work: -

• The scheme will facilitate the improvement of domestic research to global standards.
• The international rankings of Indian institutes will witness a surge through this scheme.
• As per the scheme, necessary guidance will be provided to Indian institutes to get into foreign collaborations.
• Apart from research, the scheme will enable productive academic collaboration in different focus areas.
• Improving research eco-system is one of the significant aims of SPARC.

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Collaborating with top global institutes is a boon to Indian institutes. Students pursuing different courses in institutes selected under SPARC scheme will be highly beneficial, as they will get international exposure. The scheme allows institutes to adopt the best practices of international institutes for improving the research output. In all, SPARC scheme will improve the perception of Indian institutes across the globe.

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