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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will set up a nodal centre for defence and national security research throughout the country. Established under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and led by Prof Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati, the “Manekshaw Centre” aims to work towards next-gen education, innovation, productisation, manufacturing and research-based consulting and operations.
To support the initiative, a high-level delegation recently briefed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the establishment of a nodal centre in Indian premier institutes dedicated to Defence and National Security Research. The delegation included:
–Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati and Chief Patron. Manekshaw Centre of Excellence
–Prof. Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur and Dy. Chief Patron, Manekshaw Centre of Excellence
–Lt Gen Dr. Subrata Saha (Retd.), Executive Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Manekshaw Centre of Excellence
The meeting was also attended by Vineet Joshi, Secretary, and Saumya Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education. This initiative aims to unite IITs, IISc, IIITs, and NITs on a collaborative academic and research platform focused on defence technology and national security. Currently, the Manekshaw Centre includes:
–IITs: Guwahati, Madras, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Dharwad, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, BHU-Varanasi, ISM-Dhanbad
–IISc Bangalore
–IIIT Delhi
Established in March 2025, IIT Guwahati’s MCoENSSR is working towards bridging the gap between Defence Forces, Security Agencies, and Academic & Research Institutions that can enable convergence of strategic vision, operational excellence, and technological expertise to strengthen national security.
–Create a new-age security industrial complex and Ecosystem to promote to win India’s wars with Indian solutions
–Collaborate with start-ups, industry partners, foreign institutes to achieve a higher technology readiness level and cater for the requirements of the Indian Armed Forces and Security Agencies
–Organise dialogue series, workshops, seminars, ideathons, conferences with Indian Armed Forces and other key national security stakeholders on new-age national security challenges, next-gen asymmetric hybrid non-contact warfare, futuristic technologies
Speaking about the initiative, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “Manekshaw Centre will act as an interface between Indian Academia and defence forces. IITs, IISc, IIITs and NITs will be the members of the centre. The centre will periodically carry out dialogues with defence agencies and will participate actively in defining and designing systems for Indian security needs. It will work towards finding Indian solutions thus fulfilling the aspiration of Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
