Archive · 11 Jan 2026
BHEL Explores Research Collaboration with JNTUH
BHEL, a big engineering company, wants to work with JNTUH, a university in Hyderabad.
They want to involve students doing Master's and PhD programs in research that helps the industry.
They talked about how the university's research can solve real-world problems for BHEL.
Both sides agreed to have more meetings to figure out how to work together better.
The goal is to have a long-term partnership where the university's research helps the industry, not just short-term projects.
BHEL is exploring a research collaboration with JNTUH to involve postgraduate and doctoral students in industry-linked projects.
The focus areas include mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, and materials science.
A BHEL delegation led by V.V. Subramanyam visited JNTUH to discuss potential collaborations.
University officials briefed the delegation on infrastructure, faculty specializations, and enrollment in MTech and PhD programs.
Both sides agreed to move forward with department-wise meetings and brainstorming sessions to identify specific areas for collaboration.
- Who
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)
- What
- Exploration of a structured research collaboration
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- JNTUH campus, Hyderabad
- Why
- To align student projects and faculty research with industry problem statements
- Organizations Involved
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)
- Focus Areas
- Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, materials science
- Student Involvement
- M.Tech and PhD students
- Leadership
- V.V. Subramanyam, Executive Director of Corporate R&D at BHEL
- Next Steps
- Department-wise meetings and brainstorming sessions