NIT Trichy alumni commit $3 mn for alma mater's research work, scholarships

The effort is to create several PhD scholars from the institute, in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things

Former students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, have committed a sum of about $3 million for research activities at their alma mater and for the institute's scholarships programmes, said Raja Renganathan, president of the US Chapter of NIT Alumni Association.

Speaking to reporters about the Global Alumni Meet 2020 scheduled to be held in Chennai, Renganathan said, "We are committing $3 million, approximately Rs 20 crore, at the event for research and various scholarships in the College."

The effort is to create several PhD scholars from the institute, in technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things (IoT),