"There is hardly any worthwhile research from our IITs. The faculty in the IIT is not world class. It is the students in IITs who are world class. So the IITs and IIMs are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty," Ramesh told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
The reaction came when reporters asked Ramesh why the National Centre for Marine Biodiversity at Jamnagar was being set up as a joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He said the decision was taken as a world class research centre cannot be built in a "governmental set up" and can never attract young people. Asked whether there was any conflict of interest in collaborating with Reliance, the minister said, "Life is one large conflict of interest."
Ramesh is an IIT graduate himself. His comments struck as odd because he has commissioned studies to IIT Delhi for the reforms he is making in environmental clearance mechanism within the environment ministry. Read the full report here.
Source: Times News Network, New Delhi.
