In a move prompted by PM Narendra Modi’s call for integration of northeastern states, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have now collectively proposed to offer internships and exposure trips meant exclusively for students of this region.
The premier engineering schools made a presentation to PM Modi and HRD Minister Smriti Irani last week in which they proposed to host 2,016 schools students from NE on their campuses during vacation and also offer internships to 250 college students for a monthly stipend of Rs8,000. The presentation was made by director of IIT Guwahati Guatam Biswas.
IITs to offer internships, exposure trips to Northeastern students”There is an imbalance between the educational facilities available in the NE and the rest of the country. Students here not aware of the opportunities in higher education and therefore lack the ambition to succeed. The proposal made on behalf of the IITs is aimed at helping them spend time at the country’s best institutes to hone their approach to academics and life,” said an IIT director, who did not wish
to be identified.
Integration of NE states is one of the thrust areas of the HRD Ministry and the programme has been proposed by the IITs at the behest of Irani. “In June, the minister had asked the IITs to come up with a proposal for NE students. This is a stop-gap measure till the government can improve the education standards in the region,” said a government officer.
Under Ishaan Vikaas, the 16 IITs and 5 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs ) will host 2,016 students of classes IX and XI selected from 504 schools (63 schools from each of the seven states) in one academic year.
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