IIT Ropar and Excelsoft launch AI Driven Lab

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has collaborated with Excelsoft Technologies. It is to establish the ‘Professor Dhananjaya Lab for Education Design and Creative Learning. “It is named in honour of the distinguished educationist MH Dhananjaya He was a HRD expert in design and development of training methods.

The purpose of lab is to integrate academic research with industry expertise so it could foster solutions in EdTech.

The Lab is led by Sudharshan Iyengar, the head of IIT Ropar’s Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department. The lab with aim on developing cutting-edge AI models to develop the current learning and assessment tools. The effort also seeks to discover new educational methodologies and technologies, which can create scalable and robust tools to enhance learning experience.

The institute stated, “We are excited to partner with Excelsoft that opens doors for our students to explore, experiment, and develop industry first edtech products. We are confident that the Dhananjaya Lab for Education Design will further bolster IIT Ropar’s research capabilities and enable us to explore the transformative impact of AI in education & learning”.

While on the other hand, Mr. D. Sudhanva, Founder & CEO of Excelsoft Technologies said “We are truly honoured to embark on this partnership with IIT Ropar. This collaboration provides us with access to a top-class research ecosystem, enriching our journey as an Edtech product and service company. By combining our industry expertise with the academic excellence of IIT Ropar, we aim to make India a frontrunner in developing world-class, cutting-edge Edtech products, revolutionizing the teaching and learning process across the globe.”

The Excelsoft Technologies highlighted the potential of this partnership to place India at the forefront of global EdTech innovation. The teams from Excelsoft and IIT Ropar, which will include PhD scholars, MTech, BTech students and staff will work to drive the effort further.

Excelsoft is the flagship company of the Excel Group, serving as a pioneer in technology provision for the education and learning space. It offers a range of software products & services, including test prep and assessment, proctoring solutions and customized content solutions.