New Delhi. The two most prestigious educational institutions of the country AIIMS and IITs are a symbol of excellence in their respective fields. But when it comes to research i.e. research, a question usually arises again and again, who is better in the case of research? AIIMS or IIT? In this report, we will compare both these institutions based on various aspects of research such as focus area, funding, global cooperation, patent and social impact.

Medical vs. Technology: Research

AIIMS is identified in medical science and clinical research, while IITs have strength in engineering, physics, mathematics, chemistry and technology innovation. Therefore, in the field of IITs research, overall is considered better.

Research focus in AIIMS: Cancer, cardiology, neurology, neuroscience, public health, epidemiology, vaccine and medicines testing, gene therapy and biotechnology etc.

Research focus in IITs: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Nanotechnology and Space Tech, Green Energy and Sustainable Technology, Quantum Computing and Cyber ​​Security etc.

Funding and global connections

AIIMS mainly receive research funding from health organizations like ICMR, DBT, WHO and NIH (USA). At the same time, IITs receive cooperation for large -scale research from DST, CSIR, DRDO, and tech companies like Google, Microsoft.

The research conducted in AIIMS directly affects the lives of patients, while technology developed in IITs strengthen the country’s digital, defense and industrial abilities. Today’s era is of technology, so IITs are better if we look at research from a comprehensive point of view.

Annual Research Papers:

AIIMS publishes around 2000 medical research papers every year, while IITs publish more than 3000 technical papers in international journals.

Patents:

The number of patents in AIIMS is very low as research clinical and disease treatment is concentrated, while IITs file a large number of patents in technology and devices.

Startups:

Startups associated with AIIMS are rare because the speed of entrepreneurship in the medical field is slow, while startups from IITs are succeeding globally.

Contribution to global ranking:

AIIMS has a global reputation in medical education and health research. At the same time, many IITs are also among the top technical institutes in the world.