MHRD has approved 122 new projects under IMPRINT-2. The total cost of all the projects under IMPRINT-2 is estimated to be 112 crores. The approved projects will cover the domains such as Energy, Security, Healthcare, Advanced Materials, ICT
and Security/Defense domains.
"Out of 2145 proposals, 122 best proposals were selected for funding under IMPRINT-II, advancing cutting-edge level technology," Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
"Of the 122 new IMPRINT projects sanctioned, 81 are sponsored by industry...This industry-academic collaboration will bring excellence in research," Mr. Javadekar added.
He further added that in October 2018 a knowledge portal will be launched and it will be used to monitor the progress of these projects.
Following are the new project proposals:
- 35 (ICT)
- 18 (Advanced Materials)
- 17 (Healthcare Technology)
- 12 (Energy Security)
- 11 (Security & Defence)
- 9 (Sustainable Habitat)
- 7 Water Resource & River Systems
- 5 (Environment & Climate)
- 4 (Manufacturing)
- 4 (Nano Technology)
He also told that these projects are open for the higher education institutes including the private institutes.