Despite extensive efforts for years to bridge the gap between industry and academia in order to improve the quality of education and impart practical skills to make engineering students job-ready, it seems little has changed so far.
The latest survey conducted jointly by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Confederation of Indian Industries reveals that filing patents, intellectual property rights, technology transfer and research consultancy are still rare even in established engineering institutes in India.
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