Hyderabad, August 20: Jindal Steel, one of India’s leading steel manufacturers, and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence (CoE) for High-Strength, Value-Added and Value-Engineered Steel Products and Solutions at the IIT Hyderabad campus.
The first-of-its-kind Centre will accelerate the application and adoption of advanced steel solutions across infrastructure, engineering, construction and strategic industrial sectors. The Centre will combine IITH’s technical capabilities with Jindal Steel’s manufacturing, metallurgical and engineering expertise to develop and demonstrate applications for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steels. These solutions are aimed at offering higher performance, lower material consumption, reduced weight, faster execution, improved durability and better lifecycle economics.
The applications will span buildings and bridges, penstocks and large-diameter pipes, defence, yellow goods and heavy equipment, power plants, refineries, transportation, heavy engineering and other critical industrial applications. The Centre will work with designers, consultants, engineers, fabricators, EPC companies, equipment manufacturers and project developers to identify applications and facilitate the adoption of advanced steel grades.
Jindal Steel will invest in developing a physical Centre of Excellence (CoE)at the IIT Hyderabad campus, which will serve as a hub for application development, technical demonstrations, training, industry engagement and knowledge sharing.
Speaking on the partnership, Prof. B S Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said“This Centre of Excellence strengthens IITH’s role in promoting advanced steel solutions across India’s engineering, infrastructure and industrial sectors. It will enable faculty and students to work closely with industry on real-world applications and demonstrate how high-strength and value-engineered steels can drive efficiency, performance and sustainability. We look forward to an impactful partnership with Jindal Steel.”
Mr V R Sharma, Managing Director, Jindal Steel, said:“Partnering with IIT Hyderabad is a major step in expanding the use of high-strength and value-engineered steel across India’s infrastructure, engineering and industrial sectors. By combining IITH’s technical capabilities with Jindal Steel’s manufacturing, metallurgical and engineering expertise, the Centre will demonstrate solutions that are stronger, lighter, faster and more efficient across a wide range of applications. Our goal is to accelerate their adoption in real-world projects.”
The partnership will include application development programmes, workshops, symposia, industry-academia training, demonstration projects, student internships and placements, academic modules and industry engagement initiatives. The Centre will also engage with industry stakeholders, government agencies and end users to support technical evaluation and enable the adoption of advanced steel solutions at scale.
