Industry-academia linkages still at a nascent stage: Das

The current stage of industry- academia linkages in the country is still quite nascent, Ropar IIT director Prof Sarit Kumar Das said today.
"We have to look out for a more sustained and long term structural plan for continuous development which would serve mutually beneficial for the industrial sector as well as the academic research driven sector of the country," he said.
Addressing the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar's third industry meet here, Das said the objective of the conclave was to emphasise the significance of enhancing academia-industry collaboration for augmenting research, innovation, employability and greater productivity through various measures.

"The key objectives of the event are to bring the industry and academia on the same platform to discuss issues related to industrial expectations from the institute, solve live industrial problems through projects, boost local industry in the region and to explore the possibility of setting up industry sponsored labs at the institute," he said.
The meeting also touched upon the importance of Make in India and how industry and academia could collaborate and contribute to this national policy of the Government of India.