IIT Roorkee, Futurense launch advanced certification in AI Engineering and AIOps

IIT Roorkee, Futurense launch advanced certification in AI Engineering and AIOps

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced the launch of India’s first Advanced Certification in AI Engineering and AIOps, in collaboration with Futurense. The nine-month programme is scheduled to begin in August 2025 and is designed to train working professionals in deploying AI systems at scale, particularly in cloud-native and Agentic AI environments. […]

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After JNU and Jamia, IIT-Roorkee cancels MoU with Turkish University citing ‘national interest’

After JNU and Jamia, IIT-Roorkee cancels MoU with Turkish University citing ‘national interest’

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee today cancelled its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Inonu University, Turkey. The agreement laid the terms for academic and research collaborations, including student and faculty exchanges between the two institutes. In a formal statement, IIT Roorkee emphasised that its international engagements will continue to be guided by “national […]

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IIT Roorkee launches Strategic Product Management programme to shape future product leaders

IIT Roorkee launches Strategic Product Management programme to shape future product leaders

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has launched a Strategic Product Management (SPM) programme to empower aspiring professionals and freshers to become future-ready product leaders. The five-month program aims to empower learners with end-to-end product thinking, from ideation to go-to-market execution, through live online classes and a three-day campus immersion at IIT Roorkee. Candidates […]

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Indi Energy raises .5 million in pre-Series A round

Indi Energy raises $1.5 million in pre-Series A round

The IIT Roorkee-based start-up Indi Energy, specializing in energy storage and Sodium-ion batteries said it has raised $1.5 million in Pre-Series A round led by Big Capital.  Apart from Big Capital, existing Investor Mumbai Angels and a couple of HNI investors have also invested in this round. This investment will enable the firm to accelerate […]

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IIT Roorkee’s new director to focus on start-ups, sustainability

IIT Roorkee’s new director to focus on start-ups, sustainability

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has appointed Prof Kamal Kishore Pant (K K Pant) as the new director for the institute. Prof Pant was earlier working as the former dean faculty and professor for the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Delhi. Under his leadership, the institute is planning to create new […]

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IIT Roorkee gets a new research centre for futuristic defence technology 

IIT Roorkee gets a new research centre for futuristic defence technology 

The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, has approved a new research centre at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee). The facility will be known as ‘DRDO Industry Academia-Centre of Excellence’ (DIA-CoE) at IIT Roorkee.  With the establishment of the Research Centre, IIT Roorkee will have improved prospects and avenues to address critical and […]

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IIT Roorkee begins application process for Executive MBA, apply before November 5

IIT Roorkee begins application process for Executive MBA, apply before November 5

The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee today started the application process for its Executive MBA programme. The applications for the programme will close on November 5. The programme will begin on November 24. Interested candidates can apply at– coursera.org/degrees/emba-iitr. The Executive MBA programme is a two-year long programme but has an option to complete it […]

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IIITDM Kancheepuram appoints MV Kartikeyan as the new director

IIITDM Kancheepuram appoints MV Kartikeyan as the new director

An alumnus of Banaras Hindu University and IIT-BHU, Kartikeyan received his master’s degree in 1985 and PhD in 1992. He is a professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering at IIT Roorkee and was on deputation to IIT Tirupati. He worked as a Research Scientist with the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani from 1989 to […]

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IIT Roorkee researchers develop sentiment analysis method for Sanskrit texts

IIT Roorkee researchers develop sentiment analysis method for Sanskrit texts

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee have developed an efficient method for Sanskrit text sentiment analysis. The proposed technique has achieved 87.50 per cent accuracy for machine translation and 92.83 per cent accuracy for sentiment classification. These methods were not explored to its full potential because of the unavailability of sufficient labeled data. […]

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IIT-Roorkee launches advanced certification pogramme in cybersecurity

IIT-Roorkee launches advanced certification pogramme in cybersecurity

IIT-Roorkee in partnership with Imarticus learning launches the 4th batch of the advanced certification programme in cybersecurity. This 6-months online program will commence on October 1.   The programme will cover multiple cyber security processes and tools ranging from ethical hacking to incident handling. The participant will also get a chance to join in a 3-day […]

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