IIT Guwahati submits proposal for setting up Center for Excellence in Advanced Communication

Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan visited IIT Guwahati where he interacted with staff, students of the Electronics & Electrical Engineering department and inaugurated BSNL EPBAX Exchange and Bharat Fibre Services.  

Chauhan first visited the Computer and Communication Centre (CCC) at the Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT) Guwahati. He was accompanied by the Director of IIT Guwahati, Prof TG Sitharam, Deputy Director Prof Sashindra K Kakoty, Interim Registrar Prof A Srinivasan and Dean PRBR, Prof Parameswar K Iyer. He was first shown the Supercomputer facility Param-Ishan and its capabilities for multiple scientific, technological, weather forecasting and healthcare applications was demonstrated. The IIT Guwahati Director informed him about the upcoming Supercomputer facility Param-Kamrupa which is being installed at IIT Guwahati currently. 

The MoS inaugurated BSNL EPBAX Exchange and Bharat Fibre Services at IIT Guwahati. He also attended a meeting by the Postal Department and initiated new banking accounts for girl child on the occasion of Banking Day which was celebrated as part of the National Postal Week. 

Special cover on GI-tagged Muga silk released at IIT Guwahati 

A special release of special cover on Muga silk (GI Code: 55) was also organised as part of the event. A special cover was released that will help in spreading the popularity of the Muga silk and the name of Assam across the nation and globally.  

The MoS later visited the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE), where several PhD scholars demonstrated the experimental set-up in the Anechoic Chamber Facility developed for antenna measurement and the Integrated Circuit Measurement Laboratories. He also interacted with the faculty members, staff, and students of the EEE department.  On behalf of the EEE department, Prof Sitharam handed a project proposal to Devusinh Chauhan for setting up a “Center for Excellence in Advanced Communication” at IIT Guwahati to develop specific areas of next-generation communication systems, which will enable the country to take a lead in niche areas of communication technologies. 

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