NIT Arunachal Pradesh, BIS Sign MoU to Promote Standards Education and Quality Research

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Arunachal Pradesh and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the NIT-AP campus to strengthen collaboration in the areas of standards education, quality systems, research, and capacity building.

The MoU was formally signed in the presence of senior academic leadership from NIT Arunachal Pradesh, including Director Prof Mohan V Aware, Registrar (in-charge) Dr Rajen Pudur, Dean (Research & Development) Dr Utpal Kumar Saha, and Prof Mihir Kumar Shome, Professor and Head, Training and Placement. Their presence underscored the Institute’s commitment to embedding standardisation and quality practices into academic and research activities.

The Bureau of Indian Standards was represented by Dr Meenakshi Ganesan, Scientist-G and Deputy Director General (DDGE), along with Shouvik Chanda, Head of the Guwahati Branch Office, Jishnu Das, Standard Promotional Officer, and Mrityunjoy Das, Standard Promotional Consultant. The BIS delegation highlighted the growing importance of academic institutions in strengthening India’s national quality and standardisation ecosystem.

The MoU aims to foster long-term collaboration in key areas such as standardisation, quality systems, student engagement, research support, and institutional capacity building. Under the partnership, both organisations will jointly promote awareness and understanding of Indian Standards, encourage student participation in standards development activities, and facilitate expert lectures, training programmes, internships, and other joint initiatives.

A major focus of the collaboration is the integration of standards education within engineering and technology curricula, enabling students to better understand the role of standards in innovation, safety, sustainability, and global competitiveness. The agreement also seeks to cultivate a quality-oriented mindset among future engineers and technologists by aligning academic learning with national and international best practices.

Officials from both NIT-AP and BIS expressed confidence that the partnership would make a meaningful contribution to human resource development, research-driven standardisation, and the promotion of quality culture, particularly in the North-Eastern region.

The MoU is expected to serve as a platform for closer engagement between academia and India’s national quality infrastructure, supporting the country’s broader objectives of innovation, industrial growth, and technical excellence.