NIT-IIT, Gandhinagar, pact for research, training

Our Correspondent

Hamirpur, August 26

The IIT, Gandhinagar, in Gujarat will provide advance technical research facilities to the students of the NIT here. An MoU in this regard was signed by Lalit Awasthi, Director, NIT, and Surya P Mehrotra, in-charge of External Relations of the IIT, Gandhinagar, virtually today.

The IIT, Gandhinagar, agreed to provide technology, training and research facilities to the students and the faculty members of the NIT here. As per the MoU, two meritorious students of the NIT will be provided facilities under the exchange of students for Summer Research Internship Programme at the IIT.

Awasthi said that the IIT, Gandhinagar, would foot all expenses on boarding and lodging and research facilities of both students and faculty members selected under the programme. The IIT would also provide a stipend to the students, who complete the programme successfully. The students would also have the facility to complete the semester at the IIT, Gandhinagar, and credits earned during the period shall be transferred to the NIT, Hamirpur, he added.