Source: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India

June 2026 : Stepping up efforts to shape the next generation of industrial breakthroughs, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate across education, research, innovation, and industry engagement. This alliance bridges elite academic research with real-world, heavy-industry operations, offering a direct pipeline for fresh ideas to enter the production floor.

Opening up new pathways for hands-on learning, the partnership will create opportunities for students, researchers, and industry professionals to work together on real-world manufacturing challenges, while advancing applied research, knowledge exchange, and innovation. A key pillar of this rollout is the integration of specialized corporate training ecosystems. Through NAMTECH, the industry-integrated education initiative, AM/NS India will also support the development of industry-ready talent equipped for the evolving needs of advanced manufacturing.

Bringing the best of both worlds together, the alliance aims to build an ecosystem where academic concepts immediately meet industrial scale. By bringing together IIT Roorkee’s academic and research excellence with AM/NS India’s industrial expertise, this collaboration aims to strengthen industry-academia engagement, foster innovation, and contribute to the capabilities that will shape the future of manufacturing in India.

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