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BITS Pilani, IIT Madras Forge Five-Year Academic and Research Collaboration
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News18•30-09-2026, 15:00
BITS Pilani, IIT Madras Forge Five-Year Academic and Research Collaboration
- •BITS Pilani and IIT Madras have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen academic and research collaboration.
- •The agreement facilitates faculty and student exchange programs, allowing students to undertake coursework, research, and projects at partner institutions.
- •Key features include tuition-fee waivers for exchange students at the host institution and recognition of credits/grades by the home institution.
- •The collaboration will also promote the joint organization of seminars, workshops, and other academic meetings.
- •Prof V Ramgopal Rao of BITS Pilani and Prof V Kamakoti of IIT Madras signed the MoU at the IIT Madras campus.
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The agreement establishes a framework for academic and research collaboration, including the exchange of students and faculty, joint seminars, workshops, and scholarly information sharing.
Students designated as special exchange students can undertake coursework, research, and project work at the partner institution, benefiting from tuition-fee waivers and credit recognition by their home institution.
The MoU was signed on Tuesday at the IIT Madras campus by Prof V Ramgopal Rao, Group Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani, and Prof V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras.
