January 30, 2025

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Keltron Component Complex Ltd and Govt. College of Engineering (GCEK) Kannur. Dr. Rajesh K N, Principal, Govt. College of Engineering Kannur and Mr. K.G. Krishnakumar, Managing Director of Keltron Component Complex Ltd, exchanged the MoU.

The main objective of this MoU is to establish a platform for fostering a strong and mutually beneficial relationship between KELTRON-KANNUR and EEE-GCEK. The primary goals are:

• To build and enhance strategic ties between EEE-GCEK and the departments at KELTRON-KANNUR, aiming to explore the creation of a Centre of Excellence in the domain of Electric Transportation and Storage mainly in supercapacitors.

• To understand the needs and expectations of both the institute and the organization and to identify the measures required to meet requirement therein.

The “steering committee” constituted for the coordination of these activities consists of Dr. Manoj Kumar.M.V. (Associate Professor, EEE-GCEK), Dr. Anjali Anand.K (Asst.Professor, EEE-GCEK), Dr. Nisha.B.Kumar (Asst.Professor, EEE-GCEK), Prof. Jisha.P (Asst.Professor, EEE-GCEK), Sri. Anil.T.S (GM, KELTRON), Sri. Anoop Babu.K (Dy.Manager, KELTRON), Sri. Kiran.A.M (Dy.Manager, KELTRON) and Smt. Sabna.J (Dy.Manager, KELTRON).

July 19, 2024

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Keltron Component Complex Ltd and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut in an attractive function organized at the Senate Hall of NIT, Calicut on Friday 19-07-2024. Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director of NITC, and Mr. K.G.Krishnakumar, Managing Director of Keltron Component Complex Ltd, exchanged the MoU. The MoU will focus on collaborative research in multi-disciplinary areas, including electric vehicle-related research and Supercapacitors. The MOU envisages industry-institute collaboration through pioneering innovations, research, extensive product development, training and employment initiatives.

The Research and Collaboration Lab (E-TRAC Lab) which is a significant joint venture between the Centre for Electric Vehicle Engineering (CEVE) at NIT Calicut and Tata Elxsi Pvt Ltd was inaugurated during the function. Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director of NITC and Mr Shaju S, Vice President and Head of the Transportation Business Unit at Tata Elxsi, jointly inaugurated the research lab.

The collaboration will help students and research scholars further their research in electric vehicles, which is the future of transportation, said Prof. Prasad Krishna. He also suggested expanding studies to environment-friendly technology such as Supercapacitors for transportation and avoiding the issues caused by batteries.

Mr Sharath M Nair, Centre Head, TATA Elxsi, Kozhikode, Dr. N Sandhyarani, Dean (Research and Consultancy), NIT Calicut, Dr Jose Mathew, Professor and Chairperson of Centre for Industry-Institutional Relations, NIT Calicut, Mr. Shilen Sagunan, Advisor to CEVE, Dr Priya Chandran, Dean (Planning and Development) NIT Calicut; Dr. Nikhil Sasidharan and Dr. Shreelakshmi M P, Chairpersons, CEVE, also spoke.