IIT Mandi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi) is launching a Master of Technology in Electric Transportation (M Tech in Electric Transportation) . The duration of this programme is two years. The first batch of the course will start from August 2022. This is a joint programme between the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering (SCEE) and the School of Engineering (SE) at IIT Mandi. The programme at IIT Mandi aims to provide cutting-edge research on electric transportation, practical knowledge, and enhance employability in the EV industry.
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Objectives of the program:
- Equipping the students with both the conceptual and practical knowledge pertaining to the electric transport industry.
- Exposing the students to cutting-edge research on electric transportation through various course
projects, systems design (winter/summer short project), and dissertation. - Enhancing their employability in the EV industry by engaging them in solving problems that
originated in the industry in their year-long dissertation.
Talking about the importance of this programme, Dr Samar, Chairperson of School of Computing and Electrical Engineering and Dr Narsa Reddy Tummuru, Programme Coordinator, IIT Mandi, said, as per report.
“The MTech in Electric transportation has been designed in alignment with the objectives of the initiative taken by the Government of India to cater to the growing demand of skilled personnel in the electric vehicle industry for both the new and the existing entrepreneurs.”