Delhi University (DU) and IIT Kanpur have signed an agreement to work together on education and research programs. The agreement was signed under the Electronics and ICT Academy (EICTA) Consortium to improve academic activities and skills. The MoU was signed by DU Registrar Dr Vikas Gupta and IIT Kanpur’s Professor BV Phani. Surendra Singh from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) was also present at the event.
Dr Vikas Gupta said this partnership will help improve academic programs and support both DU and EICTA. The agreement will allow faculty and students from DU’s colleges to take part in skill-building programs. Faculty members will be encouraged to take at least two online courses every year offered by EICTA, which includes top institutes like IITs, NITs, and others. Students will also be encouraged to join at least two online courses each year The event was attended by important people like Srinivas (CEO, IFACET), Professor Neelima Gupta and others from DU and IIT Kanpur.
The event was attended by notable dignitaries, including Surendra Singh, Additional Director, MeITY; Srinivas, CEO, IFACET; Anoop Lathar, Chairperson, Culture Council; Professor K. Ratnabali, Dean Academic; Professor Neelima Gupta, Head, Department of Computer Science; Dr Om Pal, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Sunita Meena, Scientist, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Arun, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Dr Devendra Singh, Joint Dean Academic Dr Uma Chaudhary, Joint Dean Academic and Rajendra Thapliyal, IIT Kanpur.