Union minister for Education, Skill development and ,Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the state-of-the-artCentre for Nanotechnology(CNT) and the Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS), two major Infrastructure projects in IIT-Guwahati.
He also inaugurated two hostels at the institute in the presence of state education ministerRanoj Peguand Guwahati MPQueen Oja.
The CNT aims at meeting future challenges and augment academic partnerships with Industry in nanotechnology. The major funding for the centre, which included Rs 37 crore for the building, apart from equipment, was obtained from the ministry of education (MoE) and the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). “It will host 25 advanced laboratories which will focus on advancements in multi-disciplinary, scientific and translational research,” said a spokesperson ofIIT Guwahati.