Civil Engineering

IIT Palakkad and Way Cultural Conserve,Thanjavur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 4th July 2025. The MoU establishes a collaboration on technical assistance and expertise from IIT Palakkad and LiDAR scannning for heritage properties, technical assistance in reality modeling research including geospatial data analysis and LiDAR applications, joint discussion to outline a framework for collaborative engement in forthcoming projects of mutual interests. The MoU was formally signed by Prof. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean (ICSR), IIT Palakkad and Mr.Sakthi Murugan, Founder, Way Cultural Conserve,Thanjavur, in the presence of Prof. Seshadri Sekhar, Director IIT Palakkad. 

IIT Palakkad and University of Southampton United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Professor Santhakumar Mohan, Dean, ICSR, IIT Palakkad, and Professor Phillip Wright, Senior Vice President (Academic), in the presence of Professor Yannis Ieropoulos, Head of the Water and Environmental Engineering Group (WEEG), University of Southampton; Dr. Praveena Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Project Director of the Global Sanitation Center of Excellence; and Dr. Devasena, Chief Technical Officer, Global Sanitation Center of Excellence, IIT Palakkad. This MoU has been signed to facilitate academic & research activities such as faculty and student exchanges, joint research and development in areas of mutual interest, exploration of technology commercialization opportunities, and organization and participation in academic and scientific events such as seminars and conferences.

IIT Palakkad and Autodesk in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9th May 2025, to advance skill development in the DesignandMake industries. The milestone collaboration, formalized by Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director of IIT Palakkad, and Smitha Raghunathan, Interim Regional Director of Autodesk India & SAARC, aims to drive immersive learning, research collaboration, and curriculum innovation in architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), and design and manufacturing.

IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with the Translational Research and Professional Leadership Centre (TPLC) of the Government Engineering College Barton Hill (GECBH), Trivandrum, on April 7, 2025. The MoU focuses on collaborative academic and research activities between the two institutions.The MoU was formally signed by Dr. Athira P., Dean Academics, IIT Palakkad; Prof. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean (ICSR), IIT Palakkad; and Dr. Shiny G., Principal, GEC Barton Hill, Trivandrum.