IIT Gandhinagar To Launch New Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, Training And Internship Programmes

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Technical Campus (VIPS-TC) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, was inked.

In order to stimulate innovation, academic achievement, and research collaboration in the field of information technology and allied fields, this partnership has been developed. Under this agreement, the institutes will also launch Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral programmes at VIPS-TC. Some internship programmes, special training programmes, faculty support, guidance in infrastructure development, and joint organisation of seminars, conferences, and workshops on topics of mutual interest will also be launched.

By working together, faculty members and students from the two universities will have the chance to collaborate on cutting-edge technological developments and tackle new difficulties in the IT industry, according to experts. According to Vineet Vats, Vice-Chairman, VIPS-TC, the goal of this relationship is "to nurture the students in futuristic technologies for the addressing the global requirements of Industrial Revolution 4.0."

According to Prof. Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, “This MoU benefits everyone, including the students at VIPS-TC, VIPS institute, IIT-Gandhinagar, and society as a whole. Our motto prioritizes the students’ benefit. The MoU’s scope goes beyond improving education quality and inviting faculty and students to IIT Gandhinagar for internships. It also includes offering VIPS-TC students a semester-long program as visitors to IIT Gandhinagar. The NEP 2020 enables this mixed education mode through the academic bank of credits, a common repository for transferring credits between institutions. The implementation is overseen by the NeGD of the Ministry of IT.”