India, Oct. 27 -- Mandya, Oct. 27- "The real need of the hour is to ensure that research benefits society and reaches the common man," said Dr. S. Vidyashankar, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi.

Speaking after inaugurating the International Conference on Communication, Computer, and Information Technology (IC3IT-2025) organised by Mysuru Royal Institute of Technology (MRIT) at its premises in Lakshmipura, Srirangapatna, on Friday, he noted that the world is witnessing a revolution in communication technology with advancements in 5G and 6G, and even research on 7G in progress.

"India is among the largest producers of engineers and our talent is contributing across the globe. But research must ...