AM/NS India, IIT Roorkee Forge Strategic Pact for Manufacturing Innovation

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have signed a MoU to collaborate across education, research, innovation, and industry engagement. The partnership combines the industrial expertise and global manufacturing footprint of AM/NS India with the academic and research excellence of IIT Roorkee to advance talent development, applied research, technology innovation, and industrial competitiveness.

AM/NS India is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, two of the world’s leading steelmakers, while IIT Roorkee is India’s oldest engineering institution.

Under the MoU framework, the partners will pursue opportunities in joint academic programmes, executive education, professional development courses, and workforce transformation initiatives. The collaboration also extends to industry‑focused consulting, technical advisory services, problem‑solving engagements, technology assessments, and joint research leading to publications, intellectual property creation, and technology transfer.

AM/NS India will leverage NAMTECH, its industry‑integrated education initiative, as a platform to deliver on the partnership’s objectives. NAMTECH bridges academia and industry through experiential learning, industry‑led curricula, and real‑world problem solving, creating future‑ready talent and accelerating the translation of research into industrial impact.

Dilip Oommen, CEO, AM/NS India, said, “Through this strategic collaboration with IIT Roorkee and leveraging NAMTECH as our industry‑integrated education and innovation platform, we aim to build future‑ready talent, accelerate applied research, and develop impactful solutions that strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of India’s manufacturing and steel sectors.”

Sanjay Sharma, Member, Board of Directors, NAMTECH, added, “This partnership will further enable the creation of new pathways for experiential learning, applied research, and innovation‑driven outcomes that are closely aligned with evolving industry needs and priorities.”

Dr. KK Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee, said, “By combining IIT Roorkee’s research strengths with the industrial expertise of AM/NS India and the industry‑integrated learning ecosystem of NAMTECH, we aim to advance sustainability in alignment with the Viksit Bharat vision through practical, scalable, and implementable solutions driven by education, technology development and deployment, and innovation.”

The partnership is expected to strengthen India’s capabilities in advanced manufacturing and industrial innovation, creating opportunities for students, researchers, faculty, and industry professionals to collaborate on real‑world challenges and contribute to long‑term industrial and economic growth.