Guwahati, April 25 -- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati on Monday signed a pact with the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) to collaborate on training, design, and manufacturing with a core emphasis on underwater technologies.

According to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (IITG TIDF) and IRS will jointly run training and certification programmes and workshops.

The goal of these programmes will be to develop qualified human resources and research personnel with industry-aligned competencies in technologies of Underwater design and manufacturing.

Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director of IIT Guwahati and Chairperson, BoD of IITG TIDF, said, "In addition to developing technolog...