Tata Motors and IIT Bombay Signs MoU for a Technological Partnership

Home-grown auto manufacturer, Tata Motors today announced the beginning of a special technological partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.

By car&bike Team

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Published on March 11, 2016

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Home-grown auto manufacturer, Tata Motors today announced the beginning of a special technological partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. Under this new collaboration, both Tata Motors and IIT, Bombay will work in conjunction with an objective to ensure the engineering needs of the future automotive industry and areas of mutual benefit and interest. In its official statement the company has claimed that this partnership will involve Tata Motors leveraging the top academic talent in the country. If you ask us, by joining hands with country's best technical institute, Tata Motors has really made a smart move. With this partnership the carmaker will not only be able to get first hand access to some new and innovative ideas at grass root level but the company will also be able to build its functional expertise through research collaboration. Additionally the company will contribute to strengthening the industry readiness of the talent stepping out of campuses through curricula building, live projects and various engagement interventions. Gajendra Chandel and Prof. Devang V Khakhar Also Read: Tata Nexon Subcompact SUV Spotted Testing Again Tata Motors' Chief Human Resource Officer, Gajendra Chande today signed a five years Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Professor Devang V Khakhar, Director, IIT, Bombay, under which joint R&D projects will also be undertaken for development of new technologies in various engineering domains. "With the rapidly changing Business landscape, it is imperative for us to foresee and plan for a world-class, competent, talented and innovative workforce to retain our competitive edge. By working with an esteemed Institution like IITB, we endeavour to continuously develop engineering skills not only within the company but also that of our academic partners," said Chande, talking about the new partnership. Speaking on what the Tata Motors expects from this partnership, Chande said, "It is a step in a direction where we intend bridging the academic excellence with the business know-how from the industry. We are looking forward to pushing the boundaries of collaboration to develop industry-ready resources. This also supports the Government's "make in India program" preparing the Indian Industry to compete at a global platform". Also Read: Tata Kite5 Subcompact Sedan Caught Testing Near Pune Speaking on this occasion, Professor Devang V Khakhar, Director, IITB, said, "We are excited to partner with Tata Motors in various modes of collaboration. The partnership will enable joint basic research in specific areas which will feed into the future products of Tata Motors as well as advanced training of Tata Motors personnel. The faculty and students will greatly benefit by exposure to current industry practices and the roadmap of the future growth of the industry. We look forward to advancing knowledge as well as industry practice through the collaboration."