656 drop outs in IITs, 49 in IIMs in 2015-16
As many as 656 students dropped out of IITs in the 2015-16 academic year, while 49 students left IIMs, the government said on Monday. IIT Delhi had the maximum number of dropouts (256), followed by IIT Kharagpur (198). Reportedly, 1,126 students had dropped out of 16 IITs, while 55 had left 13 IIMs in 2014-15.