IIT Kanpur, BIT Mesra Sign Five-Year MoU for Joint Research, Student Exchange

IIT Kanpur and BIT Mesra have signed five year MoU to promote joint research, student and faculty exchanges, internships, academic programmes and staff training.

IIT Kanpur, BIT Mesra Sign Five-Year MoU

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Birla Institute of Technology Mesra have signed five year Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen academic collaboration and promote joint research. This agreement aims to create more opportunities for students, faculty members and staff through research projects, student exchanges, internships and training programmes.

This MoU was signed by IIT Kanpur Director Professor Manindra Agrawal and BIT Mesra Vice-Chancellor Professor Indranil Manna. It will focus on undergraduate and postgraduate research, student exchanges and internships, joint supervision of Master's and PhD students, academic programmes and staff training.

Under this agreement, faculty members from both institutions will jointly guide undergraduate research projects starting from third year. They will also supervise postgraduate research projects from first semester. This will allow students to work with faculty members from both institutions and gain wider research exposure.

This collaboration will also provide students with opportunities to participate in summer and winter internships, short term courses and workshops at either institution. These activities will help students develop research skills and gain practical experience in different academic fields. This five year partnership is expected to bring together academic and research strengths of both institutions. It will also encourage knowledge sharing, improve research collaboration and provide students and faculty members with greater exposure to academic and professional development opportunities.