In IITs, 2,066 OBCs, 1,068 SC and 408 ST students dropped out. In IIMs, the figure remained at 163, 188, and 91 for OBC, SC and ST respectively.
The union cabinet recently approved the setting up of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana.
As many as 48 start ups are presenting their projects and ideas at the Deeptech Startup Accelerator programme of IIT Ropar.
Around 3,500 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of IITs; over 9,600 from central universities, said education ministry.
President Droupadi Murmu noted that faculty members of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University have been granted more than 60 patents.
NMC official Yogender Malik said the erstwhile MCI logo had the symbol of a Greek goddess which was replaced by Hindu god a year-and-a-half ago.
Delhi education minister wrote a letter to Dharmendra Pradhan suggesting bringing the Delhi University colleges under the government.
IIT Delhi conducted the STEM programme in two phases and school students got exposure to research facilities, hands-on experience in labs.
Colleges, universities can make selfie points in accordance with the approved designs shared by the education ministry.