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IIT-Ropar to Award MTech Degrees to Army Officers
IIT-Ropar has made an agreement with the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur.
The agreement will help some Indian Army officers study for MTech degrees in Defence Technology.
The officers are taking the Long Air Defence Course.
Teachers from IIT-Ropar will guide their research and dissertations.
The officers may also use IIT-Ropar laboratories and other facilities after getting approval.
They can attend lectures and seminars by IIT-Ropar teachers.
The two institutions will work together on technology and research projects.
This continues a partnership that began with an agreement signed in December 2022.
IIT-Ropar signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur.
The agreement will enable Indian Army officers on the Long Air Defence Course to receive MTech degrees in Defence Technology.
IIT-Ropar faculty will mentor officers’ dissertations and research projects.
Officers may access IIT-Ropar laboratories and infrastructure with prior approval, along with online and offline lectures and seminars.
The partnership builds on a December 2022 academic and research cooperation agreement and includes joint technology development.
- Who
- IIT-Ropar and the Army Air Defence College, Gopalpur; the agreement was signed by IIT-Ropar Director Prof Rajeev Ahuja and college Commandant Lt Gen Amit Rao.
- What
- A Memorandum of Agreement to provide MTech degrees in Defence Technology to Indian Army officers.
- Where
- IIT-Ropar and the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur.
- When
- The agreement was reported on September 10; the year is not specified in the articles.
- Why
- To formally accredit officers’ training, support their research, provide access to academic resources, and jointly develop technological knowledge.
Key facts
- Degree
- MTech in Defence Technology
- Participants
- Army officers enrolled in the Long Air Defence Course
- Institutions
- IIT-Ropar and Army Air Defence College, Gopalpur
- Research support
- IIT-Ropar faculty will mentor dissertations and research projects
- Facilities
- Laboratory and infrastructure access is available subject to prior approval
- Earlier partnership
- An academic and research cooperation MoU was signed in December 2022
- Signatories
- Prof Rajeev Ahuja and Lt Gen Amit Rao
Quotes
Prof Rajeev Ahuja
Director of IIT-Ropar
“This agreement is a significant step in our continuing engagement with the Indian Army. Our faculty and infrastructure are now directly contributing to the technical education of officers who serve on the frontlines of our national defence. We look forward to deepening this collaboration in the years ahead.”
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Sources
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