IIT Mandi starts MTech programme in Electric Transportation
India Today
The programme at IIT Mandi aims to provide cutting-edge research on electric transportation, practical knowledge, and enhance employability in the EV industry.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi is launching a Master’s programme 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 transportation system in India is on the path to electrification. Future power systems need to optimise the use of convertible renewable energy sources. Electric vehicle charging raises additional electricity demand in India. This can be achieved in a practical and cost-effective manner with renewable energy, including solar and wind supplied to the grid.
These challenges have opened up new career opportunities in engineering and technology in India and worldwide.
The new course being launched at IIT Mandi is developed while keeping all these factors in consideration.
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,
“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.”
The course has been prudently designed, keeping in mind the electrification of transportation in India to promote a cleaner and sustainable environment in this country.
