Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has won the PLATINUM award in the Academic-Public category for outstanding achievement in securing the highest number of Intellectual Property Grants and successful commercialization through industry-academia Partnership at the CII Industry-Academia Partnership award 2025.

The award was received by Prof. Tarun Gupta, Dean of Research & Development, and Prof. Raja Angamuthu, Associate Dean of Research & Development IIT Kanpur, at the CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnership (IAP) held on December 4-6, 2025, at the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The event brought together notable industry leaders, academia, policymakers, researchers, and startups to strengthen collaboration between laboratories and markets.