The MoU was signed by Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, DTU, and Prof R.C. Budhani, director, NPL on the occasion of the `National Science Day' being celebrated by NPL.

Professor Sharma, said, "The new knowledge age which is ushered by talent and driven by innovation, requires the practice of science and engineering in the environment of scientism such that the thin line of divide between science and engineering disappears when a scientist is working in his lab or a technologist is exploring new ways of innovations."

Under the MoU, a joint academic committee with five members of matching expertise from both sides will be constituted to implement the various initiatives proposed under the collaboration, including advanced professional courses (M.Tech.) to be offered in the areas of advanced electronic materials, thin film technology, advanced engineering materials, materials characterization, instrumentation, and biomedical methods and instrumentation, joint M.Tech. thesis supervision.