IIT-Guwahati starts MS (research) in e-mobility

By: Rokibuz Zaman
GUWAHATI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) has become the first in the country to introduce a MS (Research) programme in e-mobility. The admission procedure will start from June 15.
The institute is offering a total of 20 seats for the programme of which 10 are for students who have completed their B.Tech. in electrical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, mechanical engineering and production engineering. The other 10 seats are for industry-sponsored candidates selected on the basis of either a written test or an interview or both.
The programme is being jointly offered by the departments of electronics and electrical engineering and mechanical engineering from the coming academic year (2020-2021).
An IIT Guwahati statement said, "The hallmark of the programme 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.
The MS (Research) Programme will have sessions and seminars delivered by "industry experts". The aim behind these sessions will be to make the students aware of the "state-of-the-art in EV technology and foster industrial problem-solving skills" in the students.
The MS (Research) in E-mobility students will be provided with "top-level computational and experimental facilities" to execute the project work.
Praveen Kumar, coordinator of the programme, said, "This programme is truly a collaboration between the industry and academia and covers topics such as smart mobility, EV drivetrain design and control, EV testing standards and protocols, charging infrastructure and V2G, among other topics."
The IIT-Guwahati statement added: "The government has launched schemes and incentives to promote electric mobility...address this, the Institute has launched this unique programme in e-mobility. 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."
TG Sitharam, director, IIT-Guwahati, said, "IIT-G is looking forward to fostering interactions with the industry in frontier technologies, including introducing courses on EV and e-mobility technologies, such that highly trained manpower is readily available to work in these interdisciplinary areas and the country keeps pace with the global trend of competitiveness".