NTPC Ltd. inks MoU with IIT, Delhi for Research Fellows

NTPC Ltd. inks MoU with IIT, Delhi for Research Fellows

NTPC Ltd. through its R&D wing “NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance” (NETRA) has entered into MoU with IIT, Delhi recently to encourage IIT,Delhi  Ph.D students to pursue Ph.D course under “NTPC Research Fellowship Programme” on topics relevant to  NTPC Ltd.This is a step towards academia-industry  partnership in the area of Research and Development.

NETRA has undertaken various research projects and innovative application of technology that requires expertise in specific field like development of specific software, design of application specific heat exchanges, specific research on renewable and new technology and advance scientific service typically for Power Stations problems.  Generally such projects are of short duration and as such these initiatives has been taken primarily to attract young brain of premier institute to work on NTPC relevant topics.

The MoU was signed by Shri Sh RK Srivastava , RED(D,B&F)&ED(NETRA) and Prof Anurag Sharma,Dean(Academics),IIT,Delhi in the presence of other senior officials of NTPC Ltd  and senior Professors of IIT,Delhi