PU-IIT Ropar Regional Accelerator for Holistic Innovations Foundation

Who are we?

The Northern Region Science & Technology Cluster has been established by Panjab University, Chandigarh (PU) & Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT-Ropar) under the initiative of Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, guided by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). The mission is to create seamless connections among research institutions, academia, industry partners, startups, and various stakeholders, fostering innovation and knowledge exchange within a Hub & Spoke Model.

PI-RAHI Foundation is a Section-8 Company (non-profit organization) Incorporated on March 2024. It aims to address regional and global challenges through consortium-style collaborations, leveraging the complementary strengths of all stakeholders and harnessing the best available expertise and technical know-how through a unified platform. Operating under a formal umbrella structure while preserving internal autonomy, PI-RAHI Foundation creates a shared ecosystem that promotes collaboration among stakeholders for innovation, technology development, and deployment.

About S&T Cluster

Science and Technology Clusters (S&T Clusters), a flagship initiative of the Office Of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI), were established after the recommendation of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Presently, Eight S&T Clusters in India, including Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Northern Region, Pune, and Vizag are striving to solve local problems in a consortium mode.