IIT Guwahati forges partnership to revolutionize healthcare

IIT Guwahati forges partnership to revolutionize healthcare
Published at : 3 Dec 2023, 9:39 PM IST
Updated at : 3 Dec 2023, 7:56 PM IST

IIT Guwahati has tied up with Tata Medical & Diagnostics Ltd. (Tata MD) and National Health Mission of Assam to implement Tata MD’s healthcare model.

It signed an MoU to implement the Tata MD’s Healthcare Model for augmenting public healthcare delivery in the Kamrup district of Assam by establishing a Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC).

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The MoU was signed on 1 December 2023 by Dr. M.S. Lakshmi Priya, IAS, MD, NHM Assam, Girish Krishnamurthy, MD & CEO, TATA MD and Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Dean PRBR, IIT Guwahati.

IIT Guwahati

The others present were Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO TATA MD, Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, and dignitaries from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, State of Assam, TATA MD and IIT Guwahati.

Chief Guest

Keshab Mahanta said they are extremely excited that Tata MD, under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, is setting up the transformative Digital Nerve Centre Model in the state of Assam.

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We are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and IIT Guwahati for partnering in this initiative.

With this MoU, we mark the beginning of a unique transformative journey that holds the promise of better health outcomes, enhanced accessibility and facilitate local employment in this project.

We are committed to bringing advanced healthcare to every household with technological interventions, he said.

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I believe this MoU will cater to the needs of the people in healthcare by providing easy access and better treatment, he said.

Highlight

One major highlight of this project will be Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s involvement as the strategic partner to provide inputs and share learnings of adapting and implementing innovative models, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

The learnings from the initiative will be taken to other states and globally to ensure more women and children have access to lifesaving care, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

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Another major initiative of this pilot project will be to setup Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC) components at Healthcare Centres in 30 District Hospital (DH), Community Health Centres (CHC), Primary Health Centres (PHC), and Sub-centre (SC) in Assam.

With the Digital Nerve Centre – Command Centre (hub) established at IIT Guwahati, NHM will be able to deploy systems and technologies to implement the Healthcare Model for augmenting public healthcare delivery. These include:

· A cloud-based patient registration system

· Pre-Planned visit for out-patient consultation (Appointment system)

· HealthX platform of Tata MD to build the patient medical record progressively

· A centralized Concentric Data Repository (CDR) system

· Technology to support Virtual Consultation

· Tab/mobile based DiNC Application for the healthcare workers

· Dashboarding tool for DiNC implementation
among others

Office

Along with this, IIT Guwahati will provide an office space to set up this center at no cost, running and managing the operations at DiNC, and will conduct research and drive technology led innovation in healthcare domain.

IIT Guwahati

He said they were extremely excited to host the Tata MD’s Digital Nerve Centre at IIT Guwahati campus.

This collaboration is a unique example of Industry collaborating with Government and Academic institute, in delivery of healthcare to millions of people in the country, said Prof Parameswar of IIT Guwahati.

This project is an amalgamation of Technology, Processes, Network and the masses, which serves as a robust ecosystem to deliver efficient healthcare to millions of citizens, he said.

‘We are elated to be the first Academic institute to deploy the pilot project with the support of NHM Assam, TATA MD and Gates Foundation.’

This will provide a great opportunity for thousands of students at IIT to learn and practice innovative interventions in healthcare delivery, he said.

Work

Apart from this, the DiNC will work towards generating ABHA IDs for the entire North Guwahati block, streamline referral services to provide preplanned appointments, ensuring efficient and timely referrals of patients requiring specialist care.

It will also work towards improving Digital Literacy of ASHAs, CHOs, MPWs and ANMs, Virtual consultations with DiNC Doctors, and augmentation of Public Health Programs including:

· Reproductive Child Health

· Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram

· Mental Health Care

· Non communicable Diseases

Health leadership

Girish Krishnamurthy, MD & CEO, TATA MD, said, “Given the public health leadership system established by the Government of Assam, and with the support of IIT Guwahati as the academic partner, I am confident that this project will create a significant impact.

Our system aims to address the five most important fundamental philosophies, including Continuous Care, Connected Care, Proactive Healthcare Management, Patient-Centric Model, and Patient Care, he said.

Under the aegis of the Government of Assam, Tata MD is committed to providing all possible support to IIT Guwahati to launch this pilot project, he said.

With the help of all stakeholders, I am certain that Assam will become a leader in creating a unique healthcare model for the nation, he said.

IIT Guwahati

The model will introduce four new layers such as network, platform, process, and people to provide end-to-end care coordination services to patients, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

Along with this, the existing health programs will also be augmented and delivered with close coordination with the Govt. of Assam – Health & Family Welfare Department, and all its stakeholders for a holistic healthcare transformation.

 

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Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024: 2024 NIRF Ratings

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024: 2024 NIRF Ratings
Published at : 28 Mar 2025, 6:02 PM IST
Updated at : 28 Mar 2025, 6:02 PM IST

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 are about IITs that are ranked for management course studies as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

NIRF 2024 rankings were released in August for 2024, various colleges have taken part in it and have won rankings.

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Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

This top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 is about IITs that have been rated in ‘management’ category for providing courses in the stream of management.

IITs are generally known for their engineering courses and high proficiency in the field of academics.

However, many of the IITs also offer courses related to management, and this top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 is about IITs that are providing courses related to management stream and have achieved popularity.

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Details about top 7 IITs for management studies in 2024 are provided in tabular format.

Candidates wishing to know more about these top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 can visit the respective official websites of the institutions.

Details about top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 are available in the tabular format below:

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Serial Number Name of The Institution NIRF 2024 Rank
1 IIT Delhi 4
2 IIT Bombay 10
3 IIT Madras 16
4 IIT Roorkee 18
5 IIT Kharagpur 19
6 IIT Kanpur 29
7 IIT ISM Dhanbad 46

More details about top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 ranking are mentioned below for the sake of students:

1. IIT Delhi

The national capital of India has no dearth of high worth institutions for technical education. IIT Delhi is one of the organisations that needs no introduction owing to its high quality services.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India.

Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”.

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It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

The students of this great institute have proved their mettle across the globe. These alumni today work as scientists, technologists, business managers and entrepreneurs.

There are several alumni who have moved away from their original disciplines and have taken to administrative services, active politics or are with NGOs.

In doing so, they have contributed significantly to building of this nation, and to industrialization around the world. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

2. IIT Bombay

Established in 1958, the second of its kind, IIT Bombay was the first to be set up with foreign assistance. The funds from UNESCO came as Roubles from the then Soviet Union.

In 1961 Parliament decreed the IITs as ‘Institutes of National Importance’. Since then, IIT Bombay has grown from strength to strength to emerge as one of the top technical universities in the world.

The institute is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. Reputed for the outstanding caliber of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the institute attracts the best students from the country for its bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes.

Research and academic programmes at IIT Bombay are driven by an outstanding faculty, many of whom are reputed for their research contributions internationally. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

3. IIT Madras

This institution has been ranking on the top for the sixth time. It strongly believes that talent and good ideas can come from anywhere and has a remarkably diverse community, drawing students from across all Indian states and from various countries.

Intensely curious and driven to explore, the student community of IIT Madras value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, hands-on problem solving, and big new ideas.

The departments and centers of the Institute are responsible for the academic activities which include Teaching, Research and Industrial Consultancy.

The courses of study are organized as semester programs and each semester provides for a minimum of seventy instructional days. The medium of instruction is English.

Students are evaluated on a continuous basis throughout the semester. Evaluation is done by the faculty, a consequence of the autonomous status granted to the Institute.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

4. IIT Roorkee

This is among those institutions that has reached great heights in the field of higher education. Excellence has become a norm here long ago.

The vision of this institution is to attain global level of excellence in education and to create a sustainable and equitable society through innovative research in science and technology.

It aspires to create an environment that shall foster the growth of intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals, who shall contribute to the growth of Science and Technology in partnership with industry and develop and harness it for the welfare of the nation and mankind.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

The Institute aligns all its activities to serve national interest and seeks to provide broad-based education, helping students hone their professional skills and acquire the best-in-class capabilities in their respective disciplines.

Institution aspires to be a centre of excellence in education and research, producing global leaders in science, technology and management and to be a hub of knowledge creation that prioritises the frontier areas of national and global importance.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

6. IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in 1959 and is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.

This organisation has a vision to create, disseminate and translate knowledge in science, engineering and allied disciplines that will best serve the society.

The institution is spread over an area of 1055 acres and has 108 buildings on its premises. This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

7. IIT ISM Dhanbad

This institution is also known as IIT Indian School of Mines and is situated in Dhanbad. The other name for this institution is IIT Dhanbad.

This is also among the institutions that doesn’t require any introduction. The popularity of this organisation has spread to all corners of the country.

The achievements of IIT ISM have brought all the glory upon it. The institute is steadily sailing through the millennium change and has emerged into one of the most prominent institution- Indian Institute of Technology IIT(ISM) with full bloom functioning of 18 branches of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Management Studies and Humanities.

IIT (ISM) has had centenary long credentials of outperforming achievements in academia and the industry. The faculty here is highly experienced and the atmosphere is very ideal for studies.

This is one among the top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024 as per NIRF 2024 rankings.

Top 7 IITs For Management Courses in 2024

They may require the applicants to undergo a tough entrance system, which comprises written test, group discussion and personal interviews.

Those willing to gain an entry into these top 7 IITs for management courses in 2024 have to be prepared for crack the tough entrance process.

While IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management or Indian Institute of Management) are usually known for management education, the academic courses in management offered by IITs are also no less popular.

Working hard with determination to gain entry into these top 7 IITs for Management courses in 2024 is worth it, a study in these top 7 IITs for Management Studies in 2024 is known to open the gates for a bright future.

 

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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