New Research Project Proposals Selected Under IMPRINT-2 | 06 Aug 2018

For advancing research in the high education institutions, the government has approved 122 new research projects under IMPRINT-2 covering domains like energy, security, healthcare, advanced materials, ICT, security/defence etc.

• IMPRINT (IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology) is a first-of-its-kind Pan-IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop a new education policy and a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology challenges that India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance.
• The ten domains that represent the most important areas for the country along with their coordinating institutes are:
  
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Computer Technology
  • Advance Materials
  • Water Resources
  • Sustainable Habitat
  • Security and Defense
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Nano-technology Hardware
  • Environment and Climate
  • Energy Security
• The scheme was released in 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• The principal motto remains the same for each domain: (a) to create an education policy for inculcating scientific temperament and innovation skill, and (b) to develop the research roadmap for technology preparedness.