IIT Hyderabad Breaks Records with INR 1,000 Crore Research Funds, Highest Among IITs

New Delhi: Since its establishment, IIT Hyderabad (IITH) has concentrated on advanced research. The total funding it received for research projects has now crossed INR 1,000 Crores, which is 30% to 40% more than what other similar IITs in India have collected.

Around 72.5% of IIT Hyderabad's funding arrived through grant-in-aid, with 13.3% from sponsored projects, 9.7% from consultancy projects, and 3% from internal projects. The official highlights the institute's lead over similar IITs, whose R&D funding ranges from INR 600 to INR 700 Crore.

Over the past 15 years, IIT Hyderabad undertook 3,550 projects, mostly interdisciplinary, totalling INR 1,012 Crore. Kiran Kumar Kuchi's INR 75 crore project in Electrical Engineering Department was a significant achievement, funded by the IIT Bombay’s COMET Foundation.

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Over the past five years, significant projects at IIT Hyderabad include Renu John's INR 15 Crore Biomedical Engineering project funded by Indian Council of Medical Research and Kuchi's INR 13 Crore initiative supported by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity).

Kuchi focuses on creating indigenous 5G and 6G test beds, while John's project centers on the clinical validation of MedTech products. IIT Hyderabad's strengths lie in its youthful faculty, interdisciplinary research, and alignment of research with governmental initiatives like Make in India, Clean Energy, and Swachh Bharat.

With over 300 IIT Hyderabad faculty members, averaging 38 years old, the institution fosters collaboration to tackle significant challenges. This research drive has spurred the birth of 140 to 150 startups, generating INR 1,200 crore in revenue. Officials note IITH's substantial investment in R&D, expressing confidence in doubling these figures within the next five years.

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