The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CASE Construction Equipment. As part of the agreement, a CASE Centre of Excellence will be set up at the IIT Indore campus. The CASE Construction Equipment is a leading brand of CNH Industrial. This collaboration, according to an official statement, is part of CASE’s CSR initiatives and aims to foster increased collaboration between academics and the industry for the exchange of ideas, knowledge enhancement and research. The CASE Centre of Excellence is scheduled to be ready by March 2024 and will have a range of laboratory equipment for technical assessment contributed by CASE. Read | How to prepare for both JEE Main, Advanced & CBSE board exams at the same time Under the MoU, IIT Indore will provide ready-to-install sufficient space with all the necessary infrastructure and required operators to run the facility to optimize the utilisation to support the testing and research activities. The testing and research will be carried out by IIT faculty and students. The facility will be open for use to any other external industries or organisation to enhance research and knowledge sharing. “The upcoming, state-of-the-art CASE Centre of Excellence will strategically contribute to the institute's growth and this collaboration is poised to redefine research and development at our institute significantly," Suhas S Joshi, Director of IIT Indore said.
