Stand-alone institutes must expand and become multi-disciplinary ones as some of the best research emerges from a cross-disciplinary environment, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has said.
He was addressing the 18th convocation event at the National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NIT-C), through an online platform on Saturday evening.
Mr. Pradhan said innovative research outputs should be effectively utilised to address the needs of the local community in marine fishing, production of coir from coconut etc.
