IIT Guwahati partnership with various institutions also aim at enhancing the global reach and strengthening its existing international collaborations.

However, despite the pandemic, IIT Guwahati partnership with various organisations continued.

IIT Guwahati partnership with its existing global partner institutions also continued to ensure continued collaborations and strengthen relations with existing international partners.

Speaking about IIT Guwahati partnership, director of IIT Guwahati Professor T.G. Sitharam said they actively engage in collaborations with international and national academics, research institutes/organisations and industry.

IIT Guwahati partneship already comprises international collaborations with Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, USA, Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, Bhutan, Iceland and several European countries.

IIT Guwahati partnership will create new opportunities for the faculty and students for enhancement of knowledge, performing cutting edge research and development, internships, joint programmes, invite visiting faculty and students, enhancing professional skills and networking opportunities, he said.

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Worth mentioning is IIT Guwahati partnership with National Institute for Material Sciences (NIMS) of Japan.

IIT Guwahati partnership with NIMS of Japan came into effect after both organisations signed an agreement on 24 July.

IIT Guwahati partnership with NIMS was for establishing an International Cooperative Graduate Programme which will provide joint doctoral research guidance to PhD students of IIT Guwahati at NIMS of Japan.

The agreement was signed between IIT Guwahati director and Kazuhito Hashimoto, President of NIMS, Japan.

Another among the worth mentioning is IIT Guwahati partnership with NXP India Private Limited to facilitate proliferation of VLSI Design and Embedded Systems knowledge in IIT Guwahati and NXP by undertaking research projects with the involvement of the faculty and students from the Institute along with NXP employees.

IIT Guwahati partnership also encourages jointly guided doctoral research with part of the work done using NXP eco-system.

In addition, enabling IIT Guwhati M.Tech/B.Tech students to get exposure to practical R&D scenario in semiconductor industry through collaborative M.Tech/B.Tech projects guided jointly by IIT Guwahati faculty and NXP personnel.

The agreement was signed between Professor T.G. Sitharam and Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice President & India Country Manager, NXP Semiconductors on 31 August for a period of five years.

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That is not all IIT Guwahati partnership exists with international education institutions namely Mariano Marcos State University (Philippines), Tripartite agreement with Nova University (Lisbon) and NOVA.ID.FCT, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway and
Edith Cowan University (Australia).

These IIT Guwahati partnership focus on collaborative research activities, exchange and internship programmes for undergraduate and graduate students and academic staff.

IIT Guwahati also signed an Erasmus+ Agreement with the University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport with partner institutions.

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It encourages the mobility of students, staff, youth workers, and young people.

Organisations can arrange to send or receive students and staff to or from participating countries, as well as organise teaching, training, learning activities. Under Erasmus+ programme, partners aim to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe.

It is open to education, training, youth and sports organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning, including school education, further and higher education, adult education and the youth sector.

Professor T.G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati and Nanna Teitsdottir, Erasmus + Coordinator, Project Manager on 18 August for a period of three years.

IIT Guwahati has received many applications from international students applying for its Masters and PhD programmes.

The Institute has issued admission offer letters to 18 foreign students during this period for admission to the 2020 session.

All IIT Guwahati partnership are for developing collaborative academic and research relationships with partner institutions which enables researchers to access additional, often specific, expertise, gain new perspectives on research and build relationships with others in the field.

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The training program was conducted by IIT Guwahati in collaboration with the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).

Broader impact

IIT Guwahati director Prof Devendra Jalihal highlighted broader impact of this initiative.

We are proud to partner with IRS to drive innovation and capability development in these fields, he said.

Program

The program was conducted at the Neel Diving Academy in Kochi, where trainers from both IRS and TIH IIT Guwahati delivered comprehensive theoretical and practical sessions.

Participants engaged in rigorous underwater welding exercises and underwent a series of technical evaluations. The quality and safety of their work samples were assessed against stringent standards, following which participants were certified for their proficiency in underwater welding, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

This certification program aligns with the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliant India) by building local expertise in underwater wet welding—a skill crucial for maintaining India’s offshore and maritime infrastructure, he said.

Workforce

Dr. Asokendu Samanta, Divisional Head of R&D at IRS, added, this program equips the workforce with vital underwater wet welding and deep diving skills, which are essential for maintaining India’s oil, gas, and shipping infrastructure.

Commitment

IIT Guwahati is committed to nurturing talent and empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to make meaningful contributions to the nation’s progress.

Through initiatives like this, the institute not only addresses critical industry needs but also contributes to the holistic growth and development of India’s workforce.

IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country, 9th position in ‘Overall’ and 10^th position in ‘Research’ Categories in the ‘India Rankings 2024’ declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education.

IITG has achieved rank 87 in the SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024 and is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities – under 50 years of age – ranked by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014 and continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings.

IIT Guwahati gained rank 32 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 344 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Among other frontier areas of research and innovation, IIT Guwahati is working towards augmenting critical science research initiatives in Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care and Bioinformatics and Flexible Electronics, among numerous other areas.

Also, IIT Guwahati ranks 6th globally in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy) of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. IIT Guwahati has been also ranked 2nd in the ‘Swachhata Ranking’ conducted by the Govt. of India.

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