IIT Roorkee and HORIBA have recognized the achievements of a group of 20 researchers from 12 departments of Science and Engineering with HORIBA Talent Hunt Scholarship 2023-24 under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of HORIBA India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HORIBA, Ltd., Japan. These scholars have been awarded a partial tuition-fee waiver under this CSR grant for 2023-24. A brainchild initiative by Dr. Rajeev Gautam, an alumnus of IIT Roorkee, the initiative aims to empower these student with financial support and encourage them to focus more on education.
Initiated in 2023, with a theme line of ‘Together We Grow’, HORIBA India, has continued the distribution of the HORIBA Talent Hunt Scholarship to the meritorious students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. The IITR officials – Prof. K K Pant, Director, Prof. R.D. Garg, Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs (DORA), Prof. Dheeraj Khatod, Chairperson, Senate Committee for Scholarship & Prizes (SCSP). Prof. Sandeep Singh, Department of Earth Sciences and HORIBA official – Dr. Rajeev Gautam, Corporate Officer, HORIBA, Ltd., Japan and President, HORIBA India felicitated the students with this scholarship at the IIT Roorkee campus.
“The HORIBA Group made up of 50 companies in 27 countries, is a global leader in analytical techniques. With a strong experience in R&D for the past seven decades, the group provides cutting-edge technologies for the markets of – Energy & Environment, Bio & Healthcare and Materials & Semiconductor. HORIBA India understands the power of education and young talents, which, when nurtured well, shall form a strong foundation of a Stronger, Shreshtha (Surpassing) and Self-Reliant Bharat, hence we initiated this ‘HORIBA India Talent Hunt Scholarship’ in 2023 and continued for this year.” mentioned Dr. Rajeev Gautam.
Prof. R.D. Garg, Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs (DORA) thanked HORIBA India for this continuous initiative. He motivated all the students to have a visionary goal alike the successful alumnus of IIT Roorkee.
The ceremony was attended by Prof. D. Khatod, Chairman SCSP, Staff of Media Cell and DORA office at IIT Roorkee, and HORIBA India delegates – Kanika Thakur, Lead – Corporate Communications and Sourav Taneja, Manager – Corporate Communications.