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*IIT Kharagpur Signs MoU with VECC and CNCI to Launch M.Sc. Programmes in Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics*
Kharagpur, West Bengal: 30th January 2026, The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) and the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) to launch M.Sc. programmes in Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics. The MoU was formally signed by Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Director, IIT Kharagpur, Dr. Jayanta Chakrabarti, Director, CNCI, and Dr. Sumit Som, Director, VECC, marking the beginning of a significant academic collaboration among three Institutes of National Importance.
This tripartite collaboration aims to strengthen national capacity for skilled human resources in nuclear medicine and medical physics, which are critical to cancer diagnosis, treatment, and advanced clinical research. The programmes will be jointly conducted by IIT Kharagpur, CNCI, and VECC, with student admissions through the Joint Admission Test for Master’s (JAM).
The M.Sc. programmes will be offered by the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST) at IIT Kharagpur, starting with the Academic Session 2026–27. The Institute acknowledges the contributions of Prof. Mahitosh Mandal, Chairman, SMST, and Dr Gorachand Dutta, Assistant Professor, SMST, for their coordination efforts in finalising the MoU.
The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. Soumen Das, Dean, B. C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre; Prof. Ramkrishna Sen, Dean, Faculty of Biosciences & Biotechnology; faculty members of the School of Medical Science and Technology and Dr B. C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre, IIT Kharagpur, along with delegates from CNCI and VECC.
The MoU represents a major step toward IIT Kharagpur’s integrated vision of medical education, advanced clinical research, and technology-enabled healthcare delivery. In close collaboration with CNCI and VECC, the Institute also envisions the development of advanced healthcare facilities at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Super Speciality Hospital (SPMSH), including day-care chemotherapy, advanced radiology services, and AI-driven cancer technologies.
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
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