IIT, NIT dropouts reach over 4400 in three years : Smriti Irani

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Channel: Oneindia News · 2015 · News & Politics

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Over 4,400 students dropped out of IITs and NITs in the last three years due to various reasons including “academic stress”, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour in Lok Sabha. The reasons for dropouts may be attributed to shifting to other colleges/institutions, personal reasons, medical reasons, getting jobs during PG courses, inability to cope with academic stress etc. There are 16 IITs and 30 NITs in the country.

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