Archive · 23 Dec 2025
NIT Rourkela Secures Two SPARC Projects
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has received two big research projects from the government.
These projects will help them work with universities from other countries.
The first project is about making special suits that help people who have trouble walking.
The second project is about making a smart way to check the quality of food without cutting or cooking it.
Both projects will last two years and will help improve research and learning in India.
NIT Rourkela secured two SPARC projects with a total funding of Rs 1.82 crore.
The first project focuses on developing affordable exoskeletons for mobility impairments, led by Dr Anup Nandy.
The second project aims to create a non-destructive method for assessing food quality, led by Dr Madhuresh Dwivedi.
Both projects involve international collaboration with universities in the USA and Canada.
The projects aim to enhance research, academic exchange, and capacity building in priority areas.
- Who
- National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela
- What
- Secured two SPARC projects worth Rs 1.82 crore
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Rourkela, India
- Why
- To boost global research collaboration and enhance India's research ecosystem
- Institute
- National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela
- Scheme
- Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)
- Total Funding
- Rs 1.82 crore
- Project 1 Title
- Smart Exoskeletons in Healthcare: Principle and Practices for Developing Scalable Exosuits for Rural Applications
- Project 1 Funding
- Rs 95.16 lakh
- Project 1 Principal Investigator
- Dr Anup Nandy
- Project 1 Co-PI
- Dr Ratnakar Dash
- Project 1 International Partner
- University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
- Project 1 Foreign PI
- Prof. Mukul Mukherjee
- Project 1 Foreign Co-PI
- Prof. Philippe Malcolm
- Project 2 Title
- Novel Disruptive Technology: Design and Development of Smart and Sustainable Technology for Agri-Food Systems
- Project 2 Funding
- Rs 87.24 lakh
- Project 2 Principal Investigator
- Dr Madhuresh Dwivedi
- Project 2 Co-PI
- Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan
- Project 2 International Partner
- University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada
- Project 2 Foreign PI
- Dr Anubhav Pratap Singh
- Project 2 Foreign Co-PI
- Dr Anika Singh