{"id":68739,"date":"2026-10-12T18:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/gk-electric-partners-with-iit-bhilai-to-drive-innovation-in-electric-mobility\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:23:25","slug":"gk-electric-partners-with-iit-bhilai-to-drive-innovation-in-electric-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/gk-electric-partners-with-iit-bhilai-to-drive-innovation-in-electric-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"GK Electric Partners with IIT Bhilai to Drive Innovation in Electric Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>GK Electric Partners with IIT Bhilai to Drive Innovation in Electric Mobility<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 12<\/strong>:  GK Electric, part of the Raipur-based GK Group, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai, formalized through the IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation (IBITF), to jointly advance research, design and development in electric vehicle technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MoU was signed in the presence of Prof. Rajiv Prakash, Director, IIT Bhilai. GK Electric was represented by its Chairman, Mr. Amar Parwani; Managing Director &amp; CEO, Mr. Punit Parwani; Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Suresh Dasari; and Head \u2013 Field Service, Mr. Sayan Bhomik. IIT Bhilai was represented by Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, and Prof. Soumya Gangopadhyay, Dean of Faculty Affairs, IIT Bhilai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the partnership, GK Electric and IIT Bhilai will jointly work on the design, engineering and development of next-generation electric vehicles \u2014 including advanced battery technologies, Battery Management Systems (BMS), motors, controllers and vehicle electronics. The scope also covers joint research in lightweight materials, thermal management and intelligent, connected vehicle systems, along with shared testing, validation and certification capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the MoU, the two organizations plan to explore setting up a Centre of Excellence for Electric Mobility and Advanced Vehicle Technologies, offer students internships, live industrial projects and research opportunities, and enable IIT Bhilai faculty to provide GK Electric technical consultancy across product design, manufacturing, testing and battery technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a proud moment for GK Electric to partner with one of India\u2019s premier institutes, IIT Bhilai. We build electric three-wheelers that solve last-mile mobility for goods and passengers, and this collaboration will help us develop indigenous technology to strengthen that mission.\u201d \u2014 Mr. Punit Parwani, Managing Director &amp; CEO, GK Electric<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIIT Bhilai continuously works to drive innovation that builds indigenous Indian technology. In line with the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi\u2019s vision to boost manufacturing in India, we are glad to partner with GK Electric in this effort.\u201d \u2014 Prof. Rajiv Prakash, Director, IIT Bhilai<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cGK Electric believes in Make in Chhattisgarh, Make in India. Developing indigenous technology will strengthen our products, and we are proud to partner with IIT Bhilai \u2014 we thank them for joining hands with us.\u201d \u2014 Mr. Amar Parwani, Chairman, GK Electric<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0About GK Electric<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GK Electric is part of the Raipur-headquartered GK Group, a leading automotive group in Central India with a legacy dating back to 1960, with a presence across two-wheelers, commercial vehicles, construction equipment and electric mobility. GK Electric designs, manufactures and sells electric three-wheelers for last-mile passenger and cargo mobility. With 5,500+ customers and 42 service touchpoints, the company currently operates across three states \u2014 Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh \u2014 and is commencing operations in a fourth, Odisha. Backed by this collaboration with IIT Bhilai and a growing focus on indigenous EV technology, GK Electric is building towards its ambition of becoming one of India\u2019s leading electric three-wheeler players in the last-mile mobility space, with plans to expand into new geographies across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0About IIT Bhilai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai is a premier technical institute in Chhattisgarh, engaged in cutting-edge research and education across engineering and technology, including electric vehicle technology, battery systems and advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GK Electric Partners with IIT Bhilai to Drive Innovation in Electric Mobility Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 12: GK Electric, part of the Raipur-based GK Group, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai, formalized through the IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation (IBITF), to jointly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[631],"class_list":["post-68739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}