Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
The IIT Kharagpur has been frequently ranking among the top 10 on the various international universities ranking lists. The institute offers a host of research areas such as: Agricultural, Biological and Medical Sciences, Chemical and Material Sciences, Electrical and Computational Sciences, Management, Mathematics, Architecture and Social Sciences, Mechanical and Structural, and Physical and Earth Sciences.
The Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) Cell of IIT Kharagpur looks after all the sponsored research activities of IIT Kharagpur starting from project submission, project management including accounting, recruitment of research personnel, interactions with the funding agency, protection of IPR and technology transfer. IIT Kharagpur has the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme and the Vidya Lakshmi portal for students seeking Education Loan. The MN Faruqui Innovation Centre supports multiple domains of innovation, such as design innovations ideas, manufacturing innovations required for making into products with industry involvement, and business process innovations (products and services) for software and digital processes needed. Proposals from the industry are coming.