IIT Kanpur, Indian Air Force join hands for academic collaboration

Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh will promote teaching, research and technology development in aerospace technologies, aircraft structural integrity and aircraft health monitoring. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and the Indian Air Force have joined hands in their endeavour to build robust technologies both in academic and research front in the domain of aerospace technology. To mark the initiation of the partnership, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Indian Air Force and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was signed at the Air Force headquarters, New Delhi. 

The rationale behind the partnership is to establish long-term relationship for academic and research-based interactions and interchange of technical knowledge to foster knowledge development and promote breakthrough innovations in the domain of aerospace technology.  

Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, said “We are proud to be associated with the Indian Air Force for collaboration in research and training. We are hopeful that the Chair of Excellence will set new benchmarks in this space with path breaking research initiatives.” 

The Chair of Excellence will promote teaching, research and technology development in aerospace technologies, aircraft structural integrity, aircraft health monitoring and other allied subjects in the fields of aeronautics and aviation. It will facilitate development of training programmes for IAF personnel which will provide platforms for dissemination of knowledge and novel ideas to innovate new technologies. It will also provide research grant to PhD scholars of aerospace engineering of IITK working in these areas. 

IAF officers can directly apply for admission in PhD, MTech courses at IIT Kanpur

The Research Scholar Program (RSP) will establish a framework for mutual cooperation between two participating organisations of national importance wherein the qualified serving officers from the IAF will be eligible for direct admission to PhD, MTech and eMasters programmes at IIT Kanpur. The officers will get the opportunity to undertake time-bound research in various departments of IIT Kanpur. It will aid in exchange of ideas and thoughts and independent research towards national objective. 

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