Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has signed MoU for collaborative research and training with Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Delhi.
Director General AFMS, Lt Gen Daljit Singh and Director IIT Delhi Prof Rangan Banerjee signed the MoU.
The MoU covers research and innovation to develop novel medical devices.
Its scope includes focus on solving health issues specific to serving soldiers in varied terrains.
IIT Delhi’s robust biomedical research ecosystem is ideal for providing the technical expertise needed for research into the diverse medical challenges faced in the Armed Forces.
Joint PhD programme development, faculty exchange, and collaborative academic activities will all fall under the purview of this Memorandum of Understanding.
The Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) is an inter services organisation.
It comes under the Ministry of Defense. It came into existence in 1948.
