S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT Guwahati new course is all about introduction of new programme MS (Research) in E-Mobility. This programme is said to be of multi-disciplinary in nature.
It is owing to this nature that the IIT Guwahati add new course will be jointly offered by departments of Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the coming academic year (2020-2021).
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The admission procedure for IIT Guwahati new course will commence from 15 June. The government has launched schemes and incentives to promote electric mobility in the country.
The adoption of Electrical Vehicles (EVs) has opened new opportunities. Thus, it is imperative to be prepared to extract maximum out of this unique opportunity.
A significant step towards the preparedness is training the next generation in EV technology. To address this, IIT Guwahati new course has been launched.
The aim of the Institute is to develop a world-class 2-years MS (Research) programme that is relevant to the needs of the country.
Speaking about IIT Guwahati new course, Professor T.G. Sitharam, director of IIT Guwahati said their organisation is looking forward to fostering interactions with the industry in frontier technologies, including introducing courses on EV and e-mobility technologies.
IIT Guwahati new course is such that it aims to ensure that highly trained manpower is readily available to work in these interdisciplinary areas and the country keeps pace with the global trend of competitiveness.
Also, this IIT Guwahati new course has 20 seats for the programme, 10 seats are meant of those who have completed B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering.
The other seats in IIT Guwahati new course is available for those candidates with industry-sponsorship.
Candidates with industry-sponsorship who aim to study this IIT Guwahati new course will be selected through a written test or an interview.
The curriculum of this IIT Guwahati new course has been developed in consultation with the leaders of the automobile industry.
The hallmark of the IIT Guwahati new course is that it not only focuses on the theoretical aspects of the EV technology, but one-third of the curriculum is dedicated to laboratory work which has hardware as well as modelling-based experiments.
The syllabus will cover topics such as E-mobility, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Modelling, Dynamics and Control of EVs and Energy Storage and Conversion.
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Speaking about the IIT Guwahati new course Professor Praveen Kumar who is the co-ordinator for the new programme said this programme is truly a collaboration between the industry and academia.
It covers topics such as smart mobility, EV drivetrain design and control, EV testing standards and protocols, charging infrastructure and V2G, among other topics, he said.
Talking about the opportunities that IIT Guwahati new course will offer Professor Santosha K. Dwivedy, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati said the programme will give an opportunity to the students and professional engineers to develop the skills related to design, development, manufacturing and maintenance of Electric Vehicles and their components using the state-of-the-art techniques.
The institute believes that IIT Guwahati new course has a fine blend of theory and laboratory experiments and this will have well-rounded exposure to the EV technology and upon graduation can contribute to the industry.
Besides the theory and the laboratory courses, the IIT Guwahati new course has dedicated three semesters to project work.
During these three semesters, the students will execute projects related to EV technology such as drivetrain design, control systems, battery management systems, V2G, autonomous vehicles, among others.
Speaking about the need of this IIT Guwahati new course Professor Rohit Sinha, Head of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, said within one decade, the nation is projected to adopt the EV culture in a big way.
Thus, it is high time for young engineers to join this exciting technological revolution and reap fulfilling career opportunities.
‘I’m confident that this IIT Guwahati new course will help them realise their dreams.’ The institute will also regularly conduct sessions and seminars delivered by industry experts.
The aim behind these sessions is to make the students aware of the state-of-the-art in the EV technology and foster industrial problem-solving skill in them.
The students will be provided with top-level computational and experimental facilities to execute the project work.