17 November 2025
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster unique academic and research collaborations.
The partnership will enable students and researchers at both institutes to pursue joint research projects in areas of mutual interest, organise joint symposia and workshops, and access infrastructure and lab facilities at both institutions. The collaboration will also foster student exchange from IITGN to IISc for academic and research programmes.
Crucially, the partnership will enable students who completed their third year BTech at IITGN to join IISc directly for their Master’s degree after a competitive selection process. Students successfully completing their course requirements will receive their BTech and MTech degrees from IITGN and IISc respectively.
Through this unique academic exchange model, the partnership seeks to leverage the academic and research strengths of the two premier institutions and enable students to benefit from diverse learning experiences. IISc hopes to establish similar partnerships with other IITs in the near future.
“We are excited to embark on this innovative partnership with IIT Gandhinagar, which will enable BTech students to seamlessly transition to MTech and PhD programmes after their third year of undergraduate studies. IISc offers more than two dozen specialisations in MTech programmes, and a majority of our research and course programmes are open for direct admission to graduates from Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs),” says Prof G Rangarajan, Director, IISc.
“We hope to enter into similar agreements with many more IITs in the near future so that students can fast-track their academic degrees, as envisaged in NEP 2020.”
“As an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, this collaboration holds a special personal significance for me, as it represents an important institutional step forward for both IIT Gandhinagar and IISc. IITGN has always been a student-first institute – in our actions, our culture, and our philosophy – and this partnership reflects yet another way in which we prioritise our students’ growth, welfare, and long-term success,” says Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN. “By enabling our high-performing third-year undergraduates to transition seamlessly into IISc’s prestigious MTech and research programmes, we are opening new academic and research avenues for our students, while also creating new pathways for IISc to attract exceptional young minds. I believe this collaboration will meaningfully expand opportunities on both sides and strengthen the academic bridge between two institutions that have shaped my own journey in profound ways.”
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