One IIT – One Thrust Area

Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired the 54^th Meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on February 22, 2021 through online medium.

• Union Minister also urged IITs to adopt One IIT – One Thrust Area approach based on local needs.

• Digital Transformation using Blockchain, AI, ML, and Cloud Computing at IITs also came up for discussion during the meeting.

• It was recommended to constitute a taskforce to review use of technology at all IITs and also to accelerate deployment of digital tools.

• It was also recommended to undertake rationalization of staff from current standards to a lower number.