Jindal Steel, IIT Hyderabad to Set Up Centre of Excellence for Advanced Steel Solutions

Jindal Steel and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) have joined hands to accelerate the development and wider adoption of advanced steel solutions across India’s infrastructure and industrial sectors.

The two institutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence at the IIT Hyderabad campus. The proposed centre will focus on high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products and applications.

The initiative comes as demand for higher-performance materials continues to grow across infrastructure, engineering and strategic industries. The centre is expected to bring together IIT Hyderabad’s technical and research capabilities with Jindal Steel’s manufacturing, metallurgical and engineering expertise.

Its work will cover a wide range of applications, including buildings and bridges, penstocks, large-diameter pipes, defence equipment, heavy machinery, power plants, refineries, transportation and other critical industrial projects.

A key objective will be to demonstrate how advanced steel grades can improve project efficiency while reducing material consumption and overall weight. Faster execution, improved durability and better lifecycle economics are also expected to be areas of focus.

The centre will engage with designers, consultants, engineers, fabricators, EPC companies, equipment manufacturers and project developers to identify practical applications for advanced steel grades and encourage their adoption.

Jindal Steel will invest in establishing the physical Centre of Excellence at the IIT Hyderabad campus. The facility is expected to function as a hub for application development, technical demonstrations, industry training and knowledge sharing.

IIT Hyderabad Director Professor B S Murty said the partnership would strengthen the institute’s role in advancing steel solutions for India’s engineering, infrastructure and industrial sectors. The initiative will also provide opportunities for faculty and students to work with industry on real-world applications.

Jindal Steel Managing Director V R Sharma described the partnership as an important step towards expanding the use of high-strength and value-engineered steel across the country.

The collaboration comes at a time when India’s infrastructure and industrial projects are increasingly seeking materials that can deliver higher performance without proportionately increasing material usage. The new centre could therefore play a role in connecting research with commercial applications and supporting the development of more efficient steel solutions.