Industry-Academia Conclave (IAC)
The IAC 4.0 was hosted successfully on August 13, 2022. With a focus on avenues for potential convergence and initiating dialogues on research, the event attracted participation from over 40 industry experts. The organizations which came forward to the event included L&T Ltd, Vimano Ewa Pvt Ltd, Unilever R&D, Sankhyasutra Labs, Careerbolt, Bosch, Texas Instruments, Intel, GE, Atoll, Barani Hydraulics, Continental, Credit Suisse, Meta, Microsoft, TCS, Wheels India and many others.
International Relations
At IIT Palakkad, faculty members and students have been collaborating with universities globally since its inception. IIT Palakkad officially set up an Office of International Relations in 2021 (https://ir.iitpkd.ac.in). This office oversees and coordinates the international activities on campus, like hosting international delegations, students and researchers, initiating research collaborations and formalizing partnerships. We engage with embassies/consulates and government agencies like Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL) to initiate educational and cultural connections and provide opportunities for foreign students to pursue their studies at IIT Palakkad. We also explore, collate, create and coordinate opportunities for our students to travel abroad to partner universities and benefit from the exposure to different academic, research, and cultural environments. At the international level, collaborations are ongoing with institutions across various countries, including US, Japan, Australia, Germany, Norway, France, Taiwan, Ethiopia etc.
Alumni
IIT Palakkad has graduated five batches of undergraduate and postgraduate students as of 2023. The Alumni Cell of IIT Palakkad was founded in July 2019, and we have about 932 registered alumni. Even with such a relatively small strength, our alumni are already spread across the globe in various capacities. Academically, our alumni are in universities such as the University of California San Diego, Harvard Medical School, Georgia Institute of Technology, Columbia University, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Zurich, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania State University, Arizona State University, University of California at Los Angeles, HEC Paris, Texas A & M University, Virginia Tech University, Portland State University, University of south Florida, Nanyang Technological University, The University of Texas at Dallas and IIMs; as corporate professionals, our alumni are placed in industries such as Google, Apple, Amazon, Mathworks, VMware, Accenture Japan, Bosch, Hitachi, AirAsia, Arista Networks, OYO, PayTM, TCS, TRAI, ITI, Zomato, Swiggy etc. IIT Palakkad has an active Alumni Cell that constantly engages the Institute and the alumni community in various activities and interactions. The Alumni Cell has also established the first of its kind - undergraduate research and innovations award.
The Institute recognizes alumni who have excelled in their careers and brought pride to the Institute through their achievements.