IIT Delhi, AcSIR enter into partnership for joint research, student exchange, PhD supervision

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) have signed an official agreement. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) will offer opportunities for research, student and faculty exchanges.

It will also allow joint supervision for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Technology (MTech) and Master of Science by Research students. The collaboration also allows students and researchers to use academic facilities in AcSIR-associated research institutes and IIT Delhi.

Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi, said, “This collaboration is an opportunity to go beyond conventional student and faculty exchange and create a platform for sustained interaction among researchers. We can enable students and faculty to share ideas, pursue challenging research problems, and work toward solutions to important societal challenges.”

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IIT Delhi, AcSIR open research doors

The agreement will give postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members a chance to study and work on research at the partner institution. Students from both IIT Delhi and AcSIR can visit and learn at either of the institutions without paying any admission or tuition fees.

IIT Delhi and AcSIR-associated research institutes faculty members, including institutes under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), will also be working on mutual research projects.

Manoj K Dhar, Director, AcSIR, said, “This MoU will open up the extensive research infrastructure and expertise of IIT and AcSIR faculties to a wider pool of students and researchers. In particular, students shall have opportunities to work on research problems with strong industrial relevance. We see this as a meaningful model of collaboration between AcSIR and IITs, and an important step towards creating deeper academic and research linkages.”

Researchers from both the institutions also presented their research work during the event. The MoU signing ceremony was attended by senior officials like directors, deans, associate deans and heads of departments from both IIT Delhi and AcSIR.