IIT Delhi organised Academic Outreach Day in Haryana

IIT Delhi organised an ‘academic outreach day’ for teachers and students of the Haryana government’s technical universities and colleges.

After signing an agreement with the Haryana government to guide students of Haryana in startups and research, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi has organised the ‘academic outreach day’ for teachers and students of Haryana government’s technical universities and colleges on July 30 at its Sonipat campus.

Prof Pritha Chandra, associate dean, Academic Outreach and New Initiatives, IIT Delhi, said, “As per an MoU between the state of Haryana and IIT Delhi, the latter has a mandate to mentor the state government’s technical colleges and universities. IIT Delhi is committed to organising more such events where its faculty and students can engage with students and teachers in Haryana and collectively contribute to the advancement of higher education in the state,” as reported by Financial Express.

“We are excited about working with the students and faculty of Haryana. We are fortunate to have extension campuses at Sonipat and Jhajjar. At Sonipat, we have created high-end research facilities that are accessible to all researchers across the country. At Jhajjar, we are planning to focus on healthcare and creating a bio hub that can work with National Cancer Institute and AIIMS Jhajjar,” said Prof Rangan Banerjee, director, IIT Delhi.

About IIT Delhi's Academic Outreach Day

The programme was organised by IIT Delhi’s Academic Outreach and New Initiatives office. Anand M Sharan, additional chief secretary to the government, Haryana Higher Education & Technical Education Department, was the chief guest. More than 300 students and teachers attended the event which featured talks by IIT Delhi faculty and a demonstration of research works (models and prototypes) by its researchers and start-ups.

"IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus several state-of-the-art research facilities are functional, which the students and the faculty of various technical institutes of Haryana would like to use. The industry in the state can also utilise the facilities available here for their research works. The IIT Delhi Sonipat campus is growing and I am hopeful that it would benefit the technical institutes as well as the industry in the state a lot," said Sharan.

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