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IIT Kharagpur and the Tripura government signed a Letter of Intent on Thursday to establish a Centre for Advanced Learning, Research and Innovation (CALRI), aiming to strengthen higher education in the state. The collaboration, signed in the presence of IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty and Tripura Higher Education Minister Kishor Barman, will focus on AI-enabled education, multidisciplinary research, faculty and student development, and entrepreneurship. IIT Kharagpur will provide academic guidance and technical mentorship to Tripura Technical University and support government degree colleges through skill development and vocational training programmes.
The initiative will promote research in emerging technologies and locally relevant innovation, leveraging Tripura’s strengths in bamboo, natural rubber, tea, agriculture and natural gas. A five-year roadmap will be developed, including a detailed project report and funding proposals to be submitted to central government ministries and agencies. A joint steering committee will oversee implementation, aiming to improve employability, foster job creation, and build an innovation-driven education ecosystem in Tripura.
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