Jindal Steel and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have signed a partnership to accelerate the development, application and adoption of advanced steel solutions across infrastructure, engineering, construction and strategic industrial sectors. As part of the collaboration, the Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence for High-Strength, Value-Added and Value-Engineered Steel Products and Solutions will be established at the IIT Hyderabad campus.
The Centre will bring together IITH’s technical capabilities and Jindal Steel’s manufacturing, metallurgical and engineering expertise to develop and demonstrate applications for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products. These solutions are aimed at enabling higher performance, lower material consumption, reduced structural weight, faster execution, improved durability and better lifecycle economics.
The initiative will cover applications across buildings and bridges, penstocks and large-diameter pipes, defence, yellow goods and heavy equipment, power plants, refineries, transportation and heavy engineering, among other critical industrial areas. The Centre will work with designers, consultants, engineers, fabricators, EPC companies, equipment manufacturers and project developers to identify suitable applications and facilitate the adoption of advanced steel grades.
The Centre is also expected to serve as a platform for application development, technical demonstrations, training and knowledge sharing. The partnership will include joint training programmes, workshops, symposia, demonstration projects, internships, placements and academic modules, while also encouraging engagement with government agencies and industry stakeholders to evaluate and scale advanced steel applications.
V R Sharma, Managing Director, Jindal Steel, said the partnership represents an important step towards expanding the use of high-strength and value-engineered steel across India’s infrastructure, engineering and industrial sectors. He highlighted that combining IITH’s technical capabilities with Jindal Steel’s manufacturing and metallurgical expertise would help demonstrate steel solutions that are stronger, lighter, faster and more efficient for real-world projects.
The collaboration comes at a time when the demand for materials that can deliver higher structural performance while reducing material consumption and construction time is increasing across major infrastructure and industrial applications. The Centre is expected to strengthen industry-academia collaboration and support wider adoption of advanced steel technologies in India.