IIT-K, Jindal Stainless join hands

Kolkata: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), one of the premier technology institutes in the country, has now teamed up with Jindal Stainless, the largest stainless steel manufacturer in India, to introduce a 3-credit course on stainless steel and advanced ferrous alloys as a part of the former's undergraduate and post-graduate curriculum for the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. The senate of IIT-KGP has given its go ahead to introduce this as an elective course.

"The curriculum shall focus on detailed study of different aspects of stainless steel and ferrous alloys. We thank Jindal Stainless for their efforts and look forward to a healthy industry-academia relationship," said Rahul Mitra, Head, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and School of Nano-Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur.