WHAT IS PALS
PALS is an educational initiative by volunteers from Alumni Fraternity of various IITs, for achieving educational excellence of engineering colleges, enabling them to produce industry ready graduates and inspired entrepreneurs / intrapreneurs. This initiative is supported by IIT Madras Alumni Charitable Trust (IITMACT).
PALS 2025 – 26 is the 15th year of PALS.
PALS offers regular engagements with the students and faculty through a series of events conducted throughout the year with various activities. It features various events such as insightful general and technical lectures, Industry visits, an Innovation Challenge Competition and interesting and enlightening workshops and seminars for students as well as faculties.
PALS VISION
To provide a unique experience
in the sphere of engineering education to all its partner institutes, nurturing a holistic evolution of their teaching fraternity and student community.
The Objective of PALS is to bridge the Industry Academia gap, put Academia in front of the industry and lead the way to serve its customers better.
The various offerings of PALS are delivered by and with active collaboration from Faculty, Management and Alumni of various IITs, apart from Industry / domain experts from across the globe. We also collaborate actively with IIT Research Park, Startup incubation cells, TLC (Teaching Learning Center) of IIT, RuTAG (Rural Technology Action Group) funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) etc. With the complete 360 degree intervention that PALS offers we believe, we provide students with an exposure to the industry so that they are more confident in their engineering career and industry ready.
PALS MISSION
is to provide a platform where
- premier institutes like the IITs, NITs etc can share their knowledge and resources with other colleges / institutes
- leaders from any industry vertical can share their experiences and viewpoints
- students can bring out their potential, technical prowess and be industry ready
- mutually beneficial dialogue between academia and industry can happen
- alumni can contribute back to the society
PALS 360 degree offerings
So, What’s in there for our Partner Institutions ?
- Roadmap to improve NIRF rankings
- Faculty staying updated with latest technology
- Building entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Connecting IIT ecosystem capabilities to colleges
- Instilling problem solving, analytical thinking, teamwork, effective communication in students
- Improving student employability
- Adaptability to individual institutional aspirations
DECADE OF PALS CELEBRATIONS
What Our Partners Institutes Say ✨
Real voices. Real impact. 🚀
“A big thanks to PALS over the last two years has been phenomenal.”
“They didn’t just mentor our students — they inspired us all 🙌💡.”
“Being part of PALS has been a truly 🌟 enriching experience for our faculty 👩🏫 and students 🎓.”
“PALS adds great value 💡 to our institutes 🏫.”
“Our experience with PALS has been strong and inspiring, leading to motivation and purposeful action.”
“PALS helped our students see learning in a new way. They now ask deeper questions 💭 and think beyond the classroom.”
“Every event added value—nothing felt routine ✨🔁❌.”
“PALS changed our campus vibe 🎓⚡ More curiosity, more energy, more drive!”
“The humanity and support from the PALS team are unmatched 💖.”
“PALS inspired both students and faculty 📘✨ — it took us beyond textbooks into real learning 🚀.”