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IIT Palakkad has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with PSG Institute of Advanced Studies (PSGIAS), PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research (PSGiTech), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Centre for High Technology (CHT), under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India on 04 October 2023 to collaborate on the advancement of fuel cell stack technology. The parties will collaborate for a project titled "Development of Cost-Effective 2.5kW PEM Fuel Cell Stack based on Less Pt-Bimetallic Electrocatalysts and Mesoporous Carbon support materials". Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan and Dr. Krishna Sesha Giri from the Centre of Renewable Energy (CoRE) are the faculty coordinators of the project agreement.

IIT Palakkad and the Southern Regional Load Despatch Centre (SRLDC), GRID India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 September 2023. It aims to strengthen academia-industry interaction with the goals of knowledge sharing and capacity building through collaboration, encourage research on issues related to India’s power sector, enable data sharing between IITPKD and SRLDC & encourage publication of jointly-conducted technical work in national/international journals and presentations in national/ international conference/seminars/workshop.

IIT Palakkad embarks on a new chapter of collaboration by signing an MoU with Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore on 21 June 2023. The partnership focuses on joint research and development in advanced manufacturing processes and material innovation, which involves mechanical testing, tribological characterization, and material characterization. This collaboration aims to facilitate development of new products, components, technologies, and methodologies through extensive research and testing. Both organizations will follow a collaborative approach for mutually agreed alloys/materials.  This partnership also encourages information exchange and consulting services for specific customer programs/projects giving way to exciting opportunities. The MoU was signed by Prof. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean (ICSR), Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Mr. Sridhar, Managing Director, Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Limited, Bengaluru in the presence of Prof. A Seshadri Sekhar, Director IIT Palakkad.

IIT Palakkad and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 July 2023. This  agreement aims to strengthen research collaboration between the two institutions, focusing on advancing agricultural technology. Under the MoU, both organizations will engage in collaborative Research and Development (R&D) projects in various agricultural fields, including crop modelling, yield prediction, weather forecasting, sensor systems, and artificial intelligence. The partnership seeks to explore potential research areas of mutual interest, fostering innovation and scientific advancement in agriculture. The MoU was signed by Dr Santhakumar Mohan, Dean, Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, IIT-PKD and Dr. G. Byju, Director of ICAR-CTCRI, in the presence of Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director, IIT Palakkad. Dr. Sreenath Vijayakumar, Dr. Satyajit Das, Dr. V.S. Santhosh Mithra, Dr. T. Makeshkumar, and Dr. Deepak Jaiswal were also present.

Two premier institutions, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut have joined hands to embark on a series of collaborative initiatives. This includes engaging in joint research projects that harness the expertise and resources of both institutions. This partnership will facilitate joint PhD guidance, entails the exchange of doctoral candidates from one institution to the other. As per the understanding, both NIT Calicut and IIT Palakkad will jointly organize workshops and conferences. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed by Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director of IIT Palakkad, and Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director of NIT Calicut on 23 June 2023 to cement this remarkable collaboration.

IIT Palakkad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for Management Development, Thiruvananthapuram on 13 June 2023. The MoU was formalized officially by Prof. A Seshadri Sekhar (Director, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad) and CA. Dr. Binoy J. Kattadiyil (Director & Member Secretary, CMD Trivandrum). The MoU is expected to leverage complementary expertise in joint organization of seminars, conferences, workshops and short-term courses, research, faculty exchange programs etc.

IIT Palakkad has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Indore on 28 February 2023. With this agreement, the parties agree to conduct a collaborative research project titled "Development of an affordable wearable IoT-GPS enabled intelligent vital signs monitor for smart health monitoring services" for addressing the major design, development and deployment issues by considering the improvement of diagnostic accuracy and reliability, false alarm reduction, affordability, and battery lifetime. The project is being funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and is being executed by Prof. Ram Bilas Pachori, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Indore and Dr. M. Sabarimalai Manikandan, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Palakkad.

IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with the NSS College of Engineering Palakkad on 22 February 2023. The MOU covers bilateral collaboration of academics and research between the two institutions such as Conducting programmes to achieve desirable objectives in connection with capacity building, Exchange of information on research and educational programmes, Joint organization of seminars, conferences, workshops, and short- term courses, Joint supervision of MTech projects by faculty members from both the institutes, joint project proposals, visiting fellow program, and Student internships between both the institutes. The MOU was signed by Dr. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean- ICSR, IIT Palakkad and Dr. Anand T.N.C., Dean- Academics, IIT Palakkad with Dr. Suresh P.R., Principal, NSS College of Engineering.

IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with College of Engineering Trivandrum on 14 February 2023. This MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of Academic and Research & Development projects in Science, Technology, and Engineering, joint organisation of conferences, workshops and seminars, student internships across both institutions, and joint supervision of projects. The MoU was signed by Dr. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean - Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research and Dr. Suresh Babu V., Principal of  College of Engineering, Trivandrum in the presence of Prof. Seshadri Sekhar, Director IIT Palakkad and Dr. Suneesh S. S., Professor & Head of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Dr. Jobin Francis, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, IIT Palakkad is the faculty in-charge for this MoU.