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IIT Mandi saw another year full of achievements in various fields ranging from R&D, academia, entrepreneurship and innovations.
A statement from the institute said 2021 saw a significant increase in the number of sponsored research projects and funding for IIT Mandi.
The total number of projects sanctioned in the year 2021 is 32, with the sanctioned amount exceeding Rs.14.41 crore. Along with this, 45 research scholars have graduated this year.
Speaking about the growth of IIT Mandi in the last one year, Chaturvedi said: “Despite the challenging times, IIT Mandi has shown remarkable growth in terms of infrastructure as well as development of new academic programs over the year.
“This year IIT Mandi has also got 308 acres of land after clearance from the forest department. In addition, we have reached the faculty strength of 134. Two new academic programs — M.Tech and M.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering. Tech in fluid and thermal sciences – have also been introduced. With this growth trajectory, we welcome the new year with renewed energy and enthusiasm to contribute to the growth of the Himalayan region and India as a whole.”
IIT Mandi is overseeing the integration of science, technology and innovation to build a sustainable future in India.
Various research projects range from tracking the spread of COVID-19 in India through social networks, to the development of catalysts to generate hydrogen using sunlight, to increasing the power generation of piezoelectric materials to the use of internal vehicles. Up to the development of algorithms to predict the functioning of combustion engines. among others.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mandi reviewed the landslide monitoring and early warning system developed by IIT Mandi. This tool mitigates landslides by predicting soil movement in advance and is a unique system of its kind in the world.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar visited the institute and visited the recent developments at IIT Mandi. He also sought intervention of IIT Mandi on prevention and mitigation of landslides in the state.
Speaking about the placements, Professor Tushar Jain, Consultant, Career and Placement Cell, IIT Mandi said: “This year’s placement drive at IIT Mandi can be seen as the benchmark drive with respect to previous years. In 2014, the institute saw a significant growth in terms of the number of offers and increased participation from diverse companies, made possible due to the practical and industry-oriented curriculum.
“The pandemic has completely changed the recruitment process from in-person to virtual mode, which has introduced new ways and means of interacting between students and companies.”
To promote the culture of entrepreneurship in the Himalayan region, Catalyst, technology business incubator of IIT Mandi, hosted the “HST Startup Grand Challenge” – a start-up pitch competition with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a cash prize of up to Rs 50 lakh. Funding opportunities included.
It is also worth mentioning that in its short journey, IIT Mandi Catalyst has supported over 160 start-ups in areas such as clean energy, healthcare, enterprise management, agriculture, manufacturing, biotech, education and consumer internet.
Catalyst has hosted over 100 such events till date. In addition, the funding requirements of start-ups in the initial stages are also met through the funding schemes organized in Catalyst. Catalyst, till date, has disbursed or committed over Rs 6 crore to startups for prototyping and commercialization purposes.
Industry connect and international collaboration are two important aspects of IIT Mandi’s engagement with the wider world.
The Institute hosted the first of its kind International Dialogue on Technology Readiness for High Volume Chip Manufacturing (FAB) 2021 (ICTFAB-2021) with Dr. VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India as the Chief Guest.
The international event facilitated the establishment of advanced semiconductor FAB facilities in India, and enabled the Indian semiconductor industry to meet the demands in the country and participate as a globally competitive entity for comprehensive electronics system design and manufacturing in its ecology. helped develop the system.
Recently, IIT Mandi also collaborated with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur on research and academic activities. Both the institutes signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of conducting joint research activities and academic exchange activities.
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