Question

Select the right option based on the statements given below.

Statement 1: The IITs are premium institutions to pursue engineering.

Statement 2: Around 1970s and 1980s it contributed to the Brain Drain of the country.

• A. Both statements are incorrect.
• B. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
• C. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
• D. Both statements are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both statements are correct.

The Indian Insitute of Technology, i.e. the IITs are the leading engineering research universities of our country. They aimed to provide a world-class engineering education in all major engineering branches. But around the 1970s and 1980s, it contributed to the Brain Drain crisis. Many talented Indian left the country to look for better opportunities.