 "Plaksha University")
More than five decades after the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was set up in Kharagpur, the IITs still churn out mostly the traditional kinds of engineers — mechanical, civil, computer, aeronautical and a few others. Very little has changed in their educational offerings, mode of delivery and curriculum. Other than adding to the list of IITs and taking the total number to 23 — the latest to be set up was IIT Dharwad (Karnataka) in 2016 — precious little has changed at these hallowed institutions.
But the world has moved on. Keeping that in mind, a bunch of
