IIT Ropar Partners with Army Air Defence College for MTech Programme in Defence Technology

IIT Ropar has signed an MoA with Army Air Defence College, Gopalpur, to offer MTech degrees in Defence Technology to Indian Army officers.

IIT Ropar MTech Programme in Defence Technology

IIT Ropar MTech Programme in Defence Technology: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Army Air Defence College (AADC), Gopalpur, to provide an MTech degree in Defence Technology to Indian Army officers. This agreement was signed by Prof Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT-Ropar, and Lt Gen Amit Rao, Commandant, Army Air Defence College, Gopalpur, as per official statement.

MoA builds on Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Academic and Research Cooperation signed between Army Training Command, Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) and IIT Ropar in December 2022. Under this new agreement, Army officers attending Long Air Defence Course will receive formal academic accreditation through the MTech programme at IIT Ropar. 

Faculty members from institute will be nominated as mentors to guide officers in their dissertations and research projects.  The officers will also be able to use IIT Ropar’s laboratories and other infrastructure, subject to prior approval. They will further benefit from seminars and lectures conducted by IIT Ropar faculty members through both online and offline modes.

The two institutions have also agreed to work together on developing technological knowledge in areas of mutual interest. The collaboration is aimed at strengthening academic, research and technology-related cooperation between IIT Ropar and Indian Army.

IIT Ropar has been working with Indian Army on academic and research initiatives since signing of 2022 MoU. This institute’s Defence Research and Innovation Foundation has played an important role in developing and strengthening this partnership.