Kanpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Indian Institute of Skills signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as per which the IIT-K will mentor the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) for the next five years. The MoU was inked on Thursday in the presence of Union minister of education, and skill development& entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan.TheIIS also exchanged MoUs with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Dassault Aircraft Services India (DASI).On the occasion, Dharmendra Pradhan said, This collaboration between IIT-Kanpur, Indian Institute of Skills Kanpur, HAL India, and Dassault Aircraft Services India, marks a significant chapter towards shaping the future of skill development and empowering Indias youth.The idea of Indian Institute of Skills was conceptualized by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Singapores Institute of Technical Education and the decision of the establishment of IIS was taken in the cabinet meeting held on October 24, 2018. .Officiating director, IIT-K Prof Subramaniam Ganesh said, We intend to mentor IIS for at least five years and hope to make it self-sustaining once we establish all the laboratories, engage skilled manpower and course works for training. Professor Bishakh Bhattacharya, HAL, chair professor, department of mechanical engineering will lead the team from IIT-K along with Dr Abhilash Patel, department of electrical engineering, and Dr Keval S Ramani of department of mechanical engineering as the co-coordinators. . IIT-Kanpur will be involved in the mentoring the development of laboratory infrastructure at IIS Kanpur, developing suitable course curriculum based on the laboratory system, offering joint certificate and diploma courses as approved by both the institutes and the development of Center for Deep-Skill Training and Research (CDSTAR) at the institute which will be complementary to the training at the IIS. There will be at least six deep-skill laboratories housed at the CDSTAR at IIT-K including, Noise and Vibration Lab (NVH), Advanced Control Systems Lab (ACSL), Advanced Robotics Lab (ARL), Semiconductor Packaging Lab (SPL), Medical Imaging Lab (MIL) and Drug and Pharma Lab (DPL). IIT Kanpur will integrate the skilled professionals from IIS into the entrepreneurship ecosystem at the SIIC and Technology Park. IIT-K faculty members would seamlessly integrate with the deep skill laboratories, bring industrial consultancy, and create economically viable operations of the system. The foundation stone for the IIS, Kanpur was laid by PM Modi on December 19, 2016. Spread in an area of 16,000 square meter, the building is now ready for the laboratory development at the NSTI complex. This complex will house at least 12 state-of-the art laboratories related to skill development under the four major categories—Machining and Manufacturing, Digital Technology; Information Technology and Special Purpose Technology.

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