Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has launched a MTech programme in Electric Transportation. The duration of this programme is two years. The first batch of the course will commence from August 2022. This is a joint programme between the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering (SCEE) and the School of Engineering (SE) at IIT Mandi.

“Transportation system in India is on the path to electrification; future power systems need to optimize the use of convertible renewable energy sources. Electric vehicles charging raises additional electricity demand in India. This can be achieved in a practical and cost-effective manner with renewable energy, including solar and wind supplied to the grid. These challenges have opened up new career opportunities in engineering and technology in India and worldwide. The new course being launched at IIT Mandi is developed while keeping all these factors in consideration,” said an official statement from IIT Mandi.

Introducing the MTech programme and other skill development programmes in Electric Vehicles is one of the implementable options to provide a comprehensive view of electric mobility to students and professionals across the country. NITI Aayog initiated the discussion in July 2020 and requested IIT Mandi for its participation, as per the IIT Mandi statement.

Talking about the importance of this programme, Dr Samar, Chairperson School of Computing and Electrical Engineering and Dr Narsa Reddy Tummuru, Programme Coordinator, IIT Mandi, said, “The MTech in Electric transportation has been designed in alignment with the objectives of the initiative taken by the Government of India to cater the growing demand of skilled personnel in the electric vehicle industry for both the new and the existing entrepreneurs.”