BANGALORE: Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Prof SS Mantha has regretted that current research scenario in India lacks innovation as students are following copy-paste methods.Delivering key note address at the Chief Innovation Officer (CiO) BootCamp 2011 organised by eHealth TBI, a technology-based incubator, held here on Thursday, to harness innovation in all Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) affiliated colleges, Prof Matha said, “Research has to be multi-disciplinary and focused to deliver a cutting edge refined research."CiO BootCamp 2011 was organised with the aim to further the process of innovation among students by designating a staff member to a particular student who would provide the student with the necessary guidance and information required for research. It was advised that each affiliated institution should identify such research person who would be the Chief Innovation Officer and the point of contact. Mantha further said AICTE has identified 100 engineering colleges across India and the institutions would have to allocate a 2,500 to 3,000 sq feet work space where industries are invited to outsource their research and development work to the colleges. “We are starting this project and trying to see what sources of funding can be identified,” Mantha said. Dr M K Sridhar, member secretary, Karnataka State Innovation Council, laid emphasis on setting up micro centres of innovation in each college under the leadership of an innovative officer. Rama Subramaniam, Director of eHealth TBI, said, “BootCamp is part of a larger vision where workshops will be conducted in all VTU affiliated colleges to further encourage entrepreneurs among the students.”Senior professors and principals of VTU colleges attended the programme.
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