Archive · 11 Sep 2026
IIT-Ropar Signs MoA to Award Army Officers MTech Degrees
IIT-Ropar made an agreement with the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur.
The agreement will help Indian Army officers earn MTech degrees in Defence Technology.
The officers are taking a course called the Long Air Defence Course.
IIT-Ropar teachers will guide their research and dissertations.
The officers may use IIT-Ropar laboratories and other facilities after receiving approval.
They can also attend lectures and seminars online or in person.
The two institutions will work together on technology projects.
This partnership continues an earlier agreement signed in December 2022.
IIT-Ropar signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Army Air Defence College, 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 and attend online and offline lectures and seminars.
The institutions will jointly develop technological knowledge, building on an academic and research cooperation MoU signed in December 2022.
- 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.
- When
- The agreement was reported on September 10, with the statement issued on Thursday; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Between IIT-Ropar and the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur.
- Why
- To formally accredit officers’ training, support their research, provide academic resources, and jointly develop technological knowledge.
- Degree
- MTech in Defence Technology
- Participants
- Indian 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 subject to prior approval
- Earlier partnership
- An MoU for Academic and Research Cooperation was signed in December 2022
- Signatories
- Prof Rajeev Ahuja and Lt Gen Amit Rao
