Archive · 25 Sep 2026
TCG CREST, IIT Kharagpur Sign MoU for Research Innovation Education
TCG CREST and IIT Kharagpur have agreed to work together.
They signed an agreement called a memorandum of understanding, or MoU.
The partnership will support research, teaching and new inventions.
Some projects will study medical technology, batteries, artificial intelligence and quantum science.
The institutes plan to create two special research centres for cancer care.
One will be in New Town and the other will be at a hospital on the IIT Kharagpur campus.
The hospital centre is expected to have 25 beds.
Researchers also hope to help cancer patients who currently travel to other cities for treatment.
The partnership may also support new companies based on the research.
TCG CREST and IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU on September 18.
The partnership will cover medical technology, battery technology, biomedical engineering, quantum science, AI and advanced computing.
The institutes will jointly establish two cancer-focused medical technology centres of excellence.
One centre will be located at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in New Town, and the other at IIT Kharagpur’s superspeciality hospital.
The hospital centre is planned to include 25 beds and may improve cancer care for patients in Kharagpur.
- Who
- TCG CREST and IIT Kharagpur, represented by their senior officials.
- What
- They signed an MoU covering joint research, education, innovation and two medical technology centres of excellence.
- When
- The MoU was signed on September 18.
- Where
- It was signed at TCG CREST’s campus in Salt Lake’s DJ Block; planned centres will be in New Town and at IIT Kharagpur.
- Why
- The institutes aim to combine expertise, accelerate research and improve areas including cancer treatment, medical technology and energy storage.
- Agreement
- Memorandum of understanding between TCG CREST and IIT Kharagpur
- Signing date
- September 18
- Medical focus
- Cancer-specific medical technology research
- Planned centres
- Two centres of excellence
- Hospital capacity
- A planned 25-bed unit at the IIT Kharagpur superspeciality hospital
- Research areas
- Medical technology, battery technology, biomedical engineering, energy storage, advanced materials, quantum science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced computing
- Additional activities
- Joint conferences, workshops, seminars, training programmes and other academic initiatives