IIT-Kanpur to mentor IIS Kanpur to establish laboratories, curriculum

To enhance the experiential learning and create a fusion of the Skill and Knowledge between the students of IIS and IITK, there will be at least six Deep-skill laboratories housed at the CDSTAR at IIT Kanpur.

The MoU was inked in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. (Source: IIT Kanpur)

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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Indian Institute of Skills have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in which IIT Kanpur will mentor the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) for the next five years. The MoU was inked in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

As per the terms of MoU, IIT Kanpur will be involved in mentoring the development of laboratory infrastructure at IIS Kanpur, developing suitable course curriculum based on the laboratory system, offering joint certificate and diploma courses as approved by the two institutes (IITK and IIS), and the development of Center for Deep-Skill Training and Research (CDSTAR) at IIT Kanpur which will be complementary to the training at IIS Kanpur.

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Additionally, to enhance the experiential learning and create a fusion of the Skill and Knowledge between the students of IIS and IITK, there will be at least six Deep-skill laboratories housed at the CDSTAR at IIT Kanpur including, Noise and Vibration Lab (NVH), Advanced Control Systems Lab (ACSL), Advanced Robotics Lab (ARL), Semiconductor Packaging Lab (SPL), Medical Imaging Lab (MIL) and Drug and Pharma Lab (DPL).

“This collaboration between IIT Kanpur, Indian Institute of Skills Kanpur, HAL India, and Dassault Aircraft Services India, marks a significant chapter towards shaping the future of skill development and empowering India’s youth. For the first-time ever educational institute, skilling institution and industry are coming together to synergise efforts to certify and future-proof youth,” Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said.

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