he Institute’s research and Development activity aims at innovation and technology development through Tinteraction with universities, governments and industries to meet the needs of the society and industry. The

scope and quantum of research has significantly increased today from the earlier milleau of internally

funded thesis projects to complex interdisciplinary research programs. The Institute faculty, research staff and

students conduct research with goals and objectives ranging from intellectual curiosity, addressing contemporary

challenges, developing technology, or writing scholarly publications.

Office of R&DAeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB)

Board of Research & Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)

Central Power Research Institute (CPRI-MoP)

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

Dept. of Science & Technology (DST)

Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT)

Dept. of Atomic Energy (DAE)

Dept. of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY)

Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

Dept. of Ocean Development (DOD)

Dept. of Space (DOS)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD)

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Ministry of Power

Ministry of Coal & Mines (MoCM)

National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore (NAL)

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Research Centres/Facilities

Students’ Initiatives

BSNL-IITK Telecom Center of Excellence

Center for Environmental Science and Engineering

Center for Mechatronics

Engine Research Laboratory

National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering

SAMTEL Center for Display Technologies

Solar Energy Research Enclave

Syndicate Bank Entrepreneurship Research and Training Center

Thematic Unit of Excellence

Advanced Center for Materials Science

Advanced Center for Electronic Systems

National Wind Tunnel Facility

Nano-Imaging Facility

Ion Beam Complex

Glass Blowing Section

Liquid Nitrogen and Helium Facility

High Performance Computing

Nodal Center of National Facility for Atom Probe Tomography (NFAPT)

Sponsored Research

Provide administrative and managerial support for

R&D activities

Management of R&D project as per norms

Administer fellowships like INSPIRE, DBT

WELLCOME, NBHM etc

Technology Development, Patenting and Transfer

Provide platform for start-ups

Establish links with funding agencies, potential

sponsors

Promote Institute-Industry interactions

Publish R&D related periodicals like Newsletter,

Brochure, Directions - Institute Research Magazine,

Convocation Reports

Organize Institute Lectures, CNR Rao Lectures,

Industry Connect Talk Series

Look after agreements and MoUs

Administer initiation grant to new faculty members

Industry Suggested ChairsContactOfficer-in-ChargeEmail: sdr_dord@iitk.ac.inphone: 0512-2597385

Major Govt. Funding Agencies

AbhyastThe endeavour is supported by

The Boeing, USA. A team of

s t u d e n t s d e s i g n e d a n

Unmanned Ground Vehicle

(UGV) that could successfully

perform simple path planning

and obstacle avoidance.

AUV'Varun' is the Autonomous

Underwater Vehicle being

deve loped by a team of

undergraduate students under

the Science and Technology

Council

The students of IIT Kanpur have always participated in the front-line of new and innovative research projects ushering in the beginning of numerous fields of interest related to science and technology. The excellence is reflected in various directions starting from UG Research Projects, B. Tech Projects, M. Tech and Ph D research Projects. Some of the recent endeavors in this directions are:

S A E C lub I I T Kanpur are

i n v o l v e d i n d e s i g n a n d

manufacturing of an off-road

racing vehicle using institute's

in-house facility.

The team Pushpak represents a

g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s f r o m

Aeromodelling club under the

Science & Techology Council. They

are known for their expertise in

designing UAV based solutions.

Pushpak

Formula Racing CarLunar RoverThe objective of this project was to develop a 6 wheel Lunar Rover for co n d u c t i n g ex p e r i m e nt s i n kinematic control and vision based navigation on lunar like terrain.

N E R D ( N o t e s o n E n g i n e e r i n g Re s e a rc h a n d

Development) is a student publication celebrating the

work done by students.

NERD

Recent Success First humanitarian drone, developed at IIT Kanpur in

association with Endure Air put into use for medicine delivery at Malawi

IIT Kanpur made it to podium finish in the Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017

A team of IIT Kanpur students participated successfully in ROBOCON 2016

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Industrial Collaboration he focus of research at IIT kanpur is to generate new ideas, to create innovative solutions and to reveal Tbasic principles of matter with an emphasis on using all these knowledge in developing practical engineer-

ing and technological applications. In this process institute work closely with the industry partners with the

objective of adding value to their products and services, with the larger goal of bringing in novel solutions for the

society at large. The office of the Associate Dean, Industrial Collaboration (ADIC) strives to provide a structural

interaction of IIT Kanpur with the industry.

Industry oriented courses, workshop, seminar, conference

Engineering & Technological solution of industrial problems

Short term and long term internship programme

Advanced material testing facility

Licensing of patents and transferring of technology

On campus office facility

Industry Specific Research Cells Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) National Hub Railway Research Cell Space Technology Cell Unilever Research Cell

Industry Suggested Chairs

Industry Partners

IIT Kanpur Offers

Events & HappeningNational Science day

CNR RAO Endowed Lecture

National Science Day is celebrated in India to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir CV Raman. As part of the National Science Day celebra-t ion, a thematic workshop on “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future” is being organized by the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE) IIT Kanpur on February 28 , 2018.

The objective of this lecture series is to give one faculty member of IIT Kanpur, each year, the honor of d e l i v e r i n g a l e c t u re t o t h e institute's community, sharing the excitement of his/her research with them. Prof. Sandeep Verma, Dept. of Chemistry was speaker of 2018.

Technology DayNational Technology Day is commemorated to celebrate the

anniversary of first of a series of successful nuclear test

(Pokhran II) held on May 11, 1998. IIT Kanpur celebrates

National Technology Day every year on May 11 with a series

of invited lectures and an exhibition of the innovations from

the institute. The theme of the event for 2017 was ‘From

Tinkering to Technology’ and students from different schools

in Kanpur city were invited to attend the talks.

The Institute Lecture Series is

an avenue to invite expert

researchers from various

d o m a i n s l i k e e m i n e n t

historians, policy makers,

technologists and leading

scientists who could disseminate to the campus commu-

nity on subjects of broad interest. Our distinguished

speakers of 2017 were Prof. Joachim Frank, 2017 Noble

Prize winner in Chemistry, Prof. Bharat Ratra, Kansas State

University Columbia University; Mr. Biplab Ketan Paul,

Ashoka Fellow Director, Naireeta Services; Prof. Ashok

Jhunjhunwala, Principal Advisor to the Minister of Power

and MNRE; Prof. A.K. Sood, Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore; Prof. Parrinello Michele, ETH Zurikh.

Contact

Associate Dean, Industrial Collaboration (ADIC)Email: adic@iitk.ac.in

Innovation & Incubation

IIT Kanpur looks for

Collaboration with industry in terms of long term and short term projects

Projects under the aegis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Foundation for Innovation and Research in Science and Technology (F.I.R.S.T.) fosters innovation, research, and

entrepreneurial activities in technology-based areas. F.I.R.S.T. provides a platform for start-ups by budding

entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to convert their innovative ideas into commercially viable products. It also

provides services related to patenting and commercialization.

Invent Social Incubator

PRISM Programme

MoLE Incubator

MSME Business Incubator

NIDHI PRAYAS

NIDHI-EIR -Residence Program

Startup India Certification

BIRAC Bio-Incubator

Open to anyone Mentoring Access to IITK infrastructure Dedicated technology transfer office IP Management, Legal Accounting Acceleration Support Service Industry Interaction Initiatives Office & Residential Space Finding assistance SEED (level I,II)

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Contact

SIDBI Innovation & Incubation Centre, IIT Kanpur

Email: siic@iitk.ac.in

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