levels. There is
scope for much
more. Only that the
academia should
proactively reach
out and increasingly
work on issues of
practical significance
where industry
needs have been
identified. Academic
conservatism has to
give way to enhanced
industry engagement
which shall promote
healthy knowledge
transfer.
What is your take
on the multi-
disciplinary
research? Shouldn’t
this be imparted
in our teaching
system to make
it more outcome
oriented?
There is no denying
the usefulness of
multi-disciplinary
research which ought
to be encouraged.
Both the academia
and publically funded
research organizations
should take the lead
in this direction.
As an example, the
Academic Centres at
IIT Delhi emphasize
on this model. It has to
be noted that several
technical domains
such as biotechnology,
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