Sponsored Research Projects

IIT Delhi lays strong emphasis on the sponsored research, collaborative research funded by the international agencies and strong industrial interaction. The institute has set up modern laboratories and the supporting infrastructure.

The sponsored research has also emerged as a crucial factor in the creation of the infrastructure while strengthening the facilities in some of the emerging areas of technology.

The faculty of the institute maintains strong industrial links by undertaking consultancy assignments. This includes job of varied nature like troubleshooting, product and process development and design checks. In addition to these activities, the faculty members also run short-term company specific training programmes. To achieve enhanced industrial participation in the engineering education, the institute has taken initiative to start the industry sponsored masters degree programmes.

The Industrial Research and Development (IRD) Unit is responsible to provide administrative support and project management for the different types of project undertaken by the faculty of institute.