Department has a strong interaction with the industry giants like IBM as well as Government organizations. The department has signed MoUs with the following establishments.
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 Details of MoU  | 
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 Sl. No. 
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 MOU Signed With* 
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 Title of MOU 
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 MOU Purpose 
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 MOU Signing Date 
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 MOU Validity (in years) 
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 Amount Received 
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 1  | 
 
 IBM India Pvt. Ltd.  | 
 
 NITK-IBM Computer Systems Research Group(NCSRG)  | 
 
 Establishment of a new research group named "NITK- IBM Computer Systems Research Group (NCSRG)" at NITK, Surathkal in order to foster long-term collaboration between IBM India Systems and Development Labs(ISDL) and NITK, Surathkal  | 
 
 25-09-2016  | 
 
 03 years  | 
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 2  | 
 
 Father Mullers Hospital, Mangalore  | 
 
 General MoU for academic and Research Cooperation between Father Mullers Medical College and NITK, Surathkal  | 
 
 Research/Manpower Development  | 
 
 01-02-2015  | 
 
 05 years  | 
 
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 3  | 
 
 Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Dept. of Electronics & Information Technology  | 
 
 Research/Manpower Development  | 
 
 ISEA Phase-II Project  | 
 
 05-01-2015  | 
 
 05 years  | 
 
 Rs. 56.17 lakhs  |