New Delhi: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) signed Memorandum of Understanding with top six engineering institutes of India for introducing Indian standards as an integral part of the curriculum. This is initiative is towards institutionalizing engagement of BIS with the eminent institutes for securing active participation of academia.
The MoU was signed with Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Indian Institute of Technology Madras and National Institute of Technology Trichy on 28 November 2022 for establishment of ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at these institutes.
Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Director General, BIS during the signing said that the MoU between the premium academic institutes & BIS would strengthen and enhance the standards formulation activity by facilitating Research & Development projects, encouraging involvement of young minds in the area of standardization process and jointly organizing seminars, conferences, workshops symposia or lectures, training and short-term education programs.
Prof. Prof Vikas Dubey, Dr. Narayana Prasad Padhy, Dr. Suhas S. Joshi, Prof. T.N Singh, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, IIT Madras and Dr. S. Muthukumaran assured commitment towards this initiative and agreed to extend all the necessary support.
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