Why do Nepal's brightest minds (Pulchowk/Thapathali IOE students) rarely produce major hardware or deep-tech breakthroughs?

Pulchowk and Thapathali (IOE) accept the absolute smartest students in Nepal. The entrance exam is brutally hard.

But from the outside, it feels like their highest achievements are just remote-control robots, line-trackers, or basic drones for college fests.

We rarely see them build major, game-changing tech or real machines.Since these guys are the smartest minds in the country, what is stopping them?

No Money: Is it because the government gives zero budget for research and modern labs?

Old Syllabus: Is the TU curriculum too old and focused only on passing exams?

Import Troubles: Is it too hard and expensive to buy advanced tech parts from abroad?

Brain Drain: Or do they just focus on coding and good grades to move to the US/Europe immediately?

For anyone who studied there: What cool things are students actually doing that the public doesn't see? What needs to change?