Explanation : The Scheme for Promotion of Academic
and Research Collaboration (SPARC) is a
Ministry of Human Resource Development
initiative. It aims at improving the research
ecosystem of India's higher educational
institutions by facilitating academic and
research collaborations between Indian
institutions and the best institutions in the
world from 28 selected nations to jointly
solve problems of national and international
relevance. Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur is the National Coordinating
Institute to implement the SPARC programme.