Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with IIT Ropar and DST TIH – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) to explore collaborative, academic research activities, joint supervision of Ph D students, workshops and seminars.
The MoU was signed by Director, NIT Srinagar Prof Rakesh Sehgal and Prof MF Wani, in presence of Prof Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar to collaborate on different academic activities.
The MoU is a part of IIT Ropar’s initiative to welcome meritorious students from NITs to spend their final semester(s) at IIT Ropar, pursue courses, and do a project.
The students will go through a rigorous selection process, and subject to their continued excellence, will be considered for early admission to PhD programs at IIT Ropar.
As per the MoU, each institution will nominate one of its members as its representative incharge of the cooperative program. Individual program of work under this MoU will be jointly planned and conducted by the nominees of both parties.
On the occasion, Director IIT Ropar, Prof Rajeev Ahuja said he is confident that this MoU between IIT Ropar and NIT Srinagar will lead to major research works that will benefit the general public and residents of Jammu and Kashmir in particular.
Director NIT Srinagar Professor Rakesh Sehgal said this collaboration will bring technological solutions for the basic problems the industry is facing at J&K.
“The MoU will also help our PG students, research scholars, and faculty. This collaborative move will bring synergy in finding novel and innovative solutions to the problems faced by the industry in the region,” he added.
The second MoU was signed between NIT Srinagar and the IIT Ropar – Technology and Innovation Foundation for iHub AWaDH (Agriculture & Water Technology Development Hub. It will explore areas of research, education, policy inputs, and outreach for the development and dissemination of efficient technologies for sustainable use.
Dr Vijay Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics was the coordinator of the AWaDH’s MoU. The MoU was signed by Pushpendra P Singh, Project Director, DST TIH – AwaDH.
The objective of the MoU is to facilitate a wide range of interactions between iHub-AWaDH, and NIT Srinagar.
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