The government today said at present 23 IITs are functioning in the country. The number of students passed in the year 2022-23 are 25 thousand 237.  In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar said the government is committed to not only retain the students passing out of the premier education institutions in the country but also provide attractive educational and research opportunities to non-resident Indians, with the country.