IET alumni commit ₹5 crore to upgrade alma mater; Civil Engineering testing lab inaugurated
Published Jul 18, 2025
Alumni of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, have announced a plan to raise ₹5 crore for comprehensive development of the institute. As the first phase, a state-of-the-art Civil Engineering testing laboratory has been established and was inaugurated with Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar. The lab is expected to strengthen hands-on student training and also serve as a consultancy hub for external civil engineering projects. Alumni association office bearer Pritesh Mahajan said alumni are enthusiastically reconnecting with their alma mater, while IET Director Pratosh Bansal noted that alumni support will help the institute grow on infrastructure and industry–academia fronts. Source: Free Press Journal (July 2025).