IIT-G leads defence-academia synergy with research centres
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Guwahati: In a step towards strengthening India's defence innovation ecosystem, IIT-Guwahati is spearheading the establishment of Manekshaw Centres for Defence and Security Research across premier academic institutions nationwide.
The initiative, under the ministry of education, aims to create a unified platform connecting the armed Forces, security agencies, and research institutions.
A delegation led by IIT-G director Prof Devendra Jalihal and chief patron of the Manekshaw Centre of Excellence, recently briefed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the rollout of nodal centres dedicated to defence and national security research.
Joining Prof Jalihal were Prof Manindra Agrawal, director of IIT Kanpur and deputy chief patron, and Lt Gen (Retd.) Dr Subrata Saha, executive chairman and COO of the centre.
"Manekshaw Center will act as an interface between Indian academia and defence forces. IITs, IISc, IIITs and NITs will be members of the centre. The centre will periodically carry out dialogs with defense agencies and will participate actively to define and design systems for Indian security needs. It will work towards finding Indian solutions, thus fulfilling the aspiration of
Atmanirbhar Bharat
," Prof Jalihal said.
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IIT-G in a statement said the education minister has extended full support to the initiative, emphasising the Centre's role in fostering inter-institutional collaboration and building a robust innovation ecosystem.
Conceived by Lt Gen Saha and Prof Sukumar Nandi, dean of administration at IIT-G, the initiative currently includes IITs — Guwahati, Madras, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Dharwad, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur — BHU-Varanasi, ISM-Dhanbad, IISc Bangalore, and IIIT Delhi, with more institutions expected to join.
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