GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati will train about 10,000 teachers in Assam Union human resource development minister Smriti Zubin Irani also announced a cash incentive of Rs one lakh for the faculty member who develops innovative courses at the institute.The minister, who attended the 7th convocation of IIT-Guwahati on June 8, said Assam government has requested the IIT to train mathematics and science teachers in the state.She said the ministry has discussed the issue with the director of IIT-Guwahati and the IIT will train the teachers. “NCERT and state board will jointly work out the course module for teachers’ training,” said Irani.She also announced that the faculty member who develops an innovative course at IIT Guwahati will receive Rs one lakh.Gautam Biswas, director of IIT-Guwahati, said the number of students on campus increased from 1,310 in 2013-14 to 1,531 in 2014-15, with the number of graduating PhD students going up to 124 from 106 during the period.Biswas said there are 407 research projects in progress, with a total sanctioned value of about Rs 250 crore. In 2014-15, the institute received 82 new projects with a sanctioned value of Rs 50 crore. It carried out 119 consultancy projects during the year.