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Mumbai, February 23, 2026 – KPIT Technologies, a global leader in mobility technology solutions, today announced a strategic research collaboration with IIT Bombay, one of the world’s leading technology institutions, to create an industry‑ready research ecosystem that bridges academic excellence with real‑world engineering and product development needs in the automotive & mobility space. The collaboration will focus on AI and tap into it for research and solutioning.

(In Picture: Mr. Kishor Patil, CEO, KPIT Technologies & Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT-Bombay in Mumbai, India, Feb 23, 2026)

The collaboration was formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at IIT Bombay and is aimed at aligning master’s and doctoral research programs with contemporary and future mobility problem statements, accelerating the journey from laboratory proof‑of‑concepts to deployable products, and shaping technology and policy thinking for next‑generation mobility.

At the heart of this partnership is a shared vision: transforming research outcomes into scalable, validated technologies that can be adopted by industry. The program will focus on converting early‑stage innovations into higher technology‑readiness‑level solutions through structured engagement between IIT Bombay faculty, postgraduate researchers, and KPIT’s engineering and R&D teams.

Research scholars will work on industry‑defined problem statements, gaining exposure not only to advanced research methods but also to product engineering, system validation, regulatory considerations, and deployment environments. This approach is designed to ensure that research outputs move beyond academic publication toward real‑world mobility applications.

The collaboration brings together IIT Bombay’s deep academic rigor and KPIT’s industry‑driven engineering expertise to create a unified research‑to‑product pathway. By aligning postgraduate and doctoral work with real mobility challenges, the partnership aims to elevate early‑stage research into validated, scalable technologies while strengthening systematic, research‑led problem‑solving within KPIT. It also offers students and faculty exposure to real engineering environments, technology development cycles, and policy considerations – helping shape solutions across safer mobility systems, intelligent vehicle platforms, sustainable powertrains, and future transportation infrastructure. Together, IIT Bombay and KPIT are committed to developing a research talent pool that is both academically strong and industry‑ready, while accelerating innovation that can meaningfully shape the future of mobility.

By tightly integrating academic research with industrial engineering and validation processes, the KPIT-IIT Bombay collaboration aims to contribute meaningfully to India’s deep technology ecosystem.

About KPIT Technologies:
KPIT is reimagining the future of mobility, forging ahead with group companies and partners to shape a world that is cleaner, smarter, and safer.

With over 25 years of specialized expertise in Mobility, KPIT is accelerating the transformation towards Software and AI-Defined Vehicles through its advanced solutions, platforms, and products-propelled by mobility-infused AI frameworks, software craftsmanship, and systems integration mastery.

Vision in Motion
Fueled by 2000+ vehicle production programs and powering 20+ million vehicles on the road with KPIT software, our experience is unmatched. At the same time, we push boundaries, developing solutions that enable Mobility OEMs to innovate at speed and scale.

For more details visit www.kpit.com

About IIT Bombay:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, the second IIT to be set up in 1958, is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. It is reputed for the quality of its faculty and the outstanding calibre of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institute has a total of 15 academic departments, 30 centres, one school and five Interdisciplinary programmes. Over the last five decades, more than 52,600 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute. It is served by more than 650 faculty members considered not only amongst the best within the country, but also highly recognised in the world for achievements in the field of education and research. Today the Institute is recognized as one of the top centres of academic excellence in the country. Over the years, there has been dynamic and rapid progress at IIT Bombay in both academic and research activities, with a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure to match with the best institutions in the world.

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