The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has announced the launch of two new academic schools in partnership with the Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation (MFF).
The two new schools being launched are: Mehta Family School of Sustainability and the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering.
Two major programmes that will be introduced at the undergraduate level include a BTech programmes focusing on medical devices, clinical data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications. The other is a BTech programmes in Environmental Economics with Sustainable Engineering. IIT Indore will also introduce postgraduate and PhD programmes.
The announcement also comes at a time when over 12.3 lakh candidates appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025, the entry point to engineering programmes in institutes such as IIT Indore.
New UG and PG programmes in sustainability
During the signing event, Prof Suhas Joshi, Director of IIT Indore, stated that the Mehta Family School of Sustainability will introduce a first-of-its-kind undergraduate programme by integrating environmental economics with sustainable engineering.
The school will also offer three specialised postgraduate and a PhD programme.
Students will be trained in a combination of engineering, science, and economics to address complex sustainability challenges. The school has outlined a roadmap to graduate more than 400 students and train over 1,000 professionals through executive master’s and doctoral programmes.
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The academic plan also includes collaboration with industry, government, academia, and civil society to develop a workforce equipped for the sustainability sector.
Biomedical Engineering curriculum to have clinical and industry integration
The Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering will offer a new undergraduate programme focused on medical devices, clinical data analytics, and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Three postgraduate programmes are also being launched in the fields of biotechnology, biomedical engineering, and medical devices, in addition to a PhD track.
The curriculum combines biology, engineering, and data science, supported by project-based learning, clinical immersion in institutions such as AIIMS Bhopal and MGM Medical College Indore, and access to hands-on facilities like Breakerspace and Makerspace labs.
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The school aims to train 500 students in the next five years and over 1,500 students within a decade.
The Mehta Family Foundation’s other initiatives include:
–IIT Madras: Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences (established in 2004)
–IIT Guwahati: Mehta Family School of Data Science & Al (established in 2020)
–IIT Roorkee. Mehta Family School of Data Science & Al (established at 2021)
–IIT Guwahati: Jyoti & Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences & Technology (established at 2022)
–IIT Kanpur: Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine (established at 2023)
–IIT Palakkad: Mehta Family School of Data Science & Al (established 2024)
Research and manufacturing infrastructure in Central India
As part of its long-term vision, the biomedical school is also positioning itself as a research hub focused on antimicrobial resistance, including diseases like tuberculosis. It will work in partnership with seven universities across central India.
Additionally, a biomanufacturing hub is being planned for central India. This facility will focus on the production of smart proteins, enzyme design, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). This aims to serve as a platform for both student training and industry-oriented research and development.
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The planned biomanufacturing hub will support the development of technologies from mid-level readiness stages, specifically from Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) 3 to 7, covering the stages from experimental proof of concept to prototype demonstration in real-world settings.
