MNIT Jaipur collaborates with IAF for development, research projects

The Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) has become the first institute among all 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and second after IIT Delhi to sign such an MoU with IAF. 

In a first, the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) for carrying out development and research projects.  

As per a report published in The Times of India, the partnership is aimed towards accelerating IAF’s indigenisation efforts and achieving self-reliance in the drive towards ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. 

The MNIT has become the first institute among all 31 NITs and second after IIT Delhi to sign such an MoU with IAF. The MoU was signed by Air Vice-Marshal Samir V Borade and Director MNIT APS Rathore virtually. The IAF’s Nodal Technology Centres (NTC), present at few locations in the country, engages with academic institutes for various projects. 

The move is seen as part of IAF strategy to boost non-destructive techniques (NDT) by tie-ups with the academic institutes. In the initial phase, a few projects have been earmarked for study by MNIT and progressing jointly with IAF. “The partnership between IAF and MNIT Jaipur will significantly boost the efforts by Base Repair Depots (BRDs) of Maintenance Command, IAF. The collaboration will enhance sustenance, capability enhancement, obsolescence management, and indigenisation and achieving self-reliance,” said a regional IAF officer. 

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