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Jindal Steel, IIT Hyderabad Establish Advanced Steel Centre
Jindal Steel and IIT Hyderabad are joining together to create a new research centre.
The centre will study stronger and more advanced types of steel.
It will be built at the IIT Hyderabad campus in Telangana.
Jindal Steel will invest in setting up the physical facility.
Researchers, students and industry experts will work on practical uses for the steel.
These uses could include buildings, bridges, vehicles, power plants and defence equipment.
The centre will also offer training, workshops, internships and placement opportunities.
The partners hope advanced steel can make projects lighter, stronger, faster and more durable.
Jindal Steel and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad signed an MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence.
The centre will develop and demonstrate high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products and applications.
Jindal Steel will invest in a physical facility at the IIT Hyderabad campus in Kandi, Telangana.
The initiative will support training, workshops, demonstrations, academic modules, internships and placements.
Applications will target infrastructure, construction, defence, transportation, power, refineries and heavy engineering.
- Who
- Jindal Steel and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
- What
- They signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products and solutions.
- Where
- The IIT Hyderabad campus in Kandi, Sangareddy district, Telangana, India.
- When
- August 20, according to one announcement; another report said the agreement was signed on Friday.
- Why
- To develop, demonstrate and support the adoption of advanced steel solutions in infrastructure, engineering, construction and strategic industrial sectors.
Key facts
- Partners
- Jindal Steel and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
- Facility
- Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products and solutions
- Location
- IIT Hyderabad campus, Kandi, Sangareddy district, Telangana
- Investment
- Jindal Steel will invest in establishing the physical centre
- Activities
- Application development, technical demonstrations, training, workshops, symposia, knowledge sharing, academic modules, internships and placements
- Target applications
- Buildings, bridges, penstocks, large-diameter pipes, defence, heavy equipment, power plants, refineries, transportation and heavy engineering
- Expected benefits
- Lower material consumption, reduced structural weight, faster execution, improved durability and better lifecycle economics
Quotes
Prof. B S Murty
Director, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
“Partnering with IIT Hyderabad is a major step in expanding the use of high-strength and value-engineered steel across India’s infrastructure, engineering and industrial sectors. By combining IITH’s technical capabilities with Jindal Steel’s manufacturing, metallurgical and engineering expertise, the Centre will demonstrate solutions that are stronger, lighter, faster and more efficient across a wide range of applications. Our goal is to accelerate their adoption in real-world projects.”
theprint.in
“This Centre of Excellence strengthens IITH’s role in promoting advanced steel solutions across India’s engineering, infrastructure and industrial sectors. It will enable faculty and students to work closely with industry on real-world applications and demonstrate how high-strength and value-engineered steels can drive efficiency, performance and sustainability. We look forward to an impactful partnership with Jindal Steel.”
theprint.in
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