Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- The Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Ropar on Friday awarded its first batch of MTech (defence technology) degrees to 59 officers of the Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S), marking the completion of the institute's inaugural military-focused postgraduate programme.

The degrees were presented at ACC&S, Ahilyanagar, by IIT Ropar director Rajeev Ahuja. Developed jointly by IIT Ropar and ACC&S, the programme focuses on defence applications, applied research and technology-driven solutions to support modernisation and indigenisation of India's armed forces.

The programme is the first of its kind. It is the first time an IIT offered an advanced postgraduate degree built specifically for military applications....