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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which university bagged first rank in India as stand-alone institution for filling highest number of patents in a year according to Government of India patent rankings?

A	Chandigarh
B	Delhi
C	Rohtak
D	Lucknow

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -“In the academic institutions category, Chandigarh University Gharuan has emerged as the leading stand-alone institution while the university has been placed at second position in overall patent rankings” said Satnam Singh Sandhu.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a testimony to its research prowess, the students and faculty of Chandigarh University have filed 1816 patents so far.

Detailed explanation-3: -With 757 patents published between 2002 and 2022, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research holds the most number of patents in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, we observed 8% of deemed universities has been granted with 213 patents, a significant rate of 54%, followed by 122 patents contributed by state universities and 49 patents by central universities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shunpei Yamazaki - The Guinness Book of World Records currently names Shunpei as having more patents than any other person. He has been granted 2, 591 United States utility patents and has 9, 700 worldwide patents, which is cumulative of more than 40 years of inventions.

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