PALS 2026–27 · Year 15
Enhancing Engineering Education
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About
What is PALS
15th
year of PALS — PALS 2026–27
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 PALS Educational Trust (PET).
PALS 2026 – 27 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.
Our impact so far
- Partner Institutes
- Industry Partners
- Students Impacted
- Faculty Impacted
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.
Our Objective
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
Our mission is to provide a platform where
Premier institutes share
premier institutes like the IITs, NITs etc can share their knowledge and resources with other colleges / institutes
Industry leaders share
leaders from any industry vertical can share their experiences and viewpoints
Students grow
students can bring out their potential, technical prowess and be industry ready
Academia meets industry
mutually beneficial dialogue between academia and industry can happen
Alumni give back
alumni can contribute back to the society
Offerings
PALS 360 degree offerings
For Partner Institutions
So, What’s in there for our Partner Institutions?
- 01Roadmap to improve NIRF rankings
- 02Faculty staying updated with latest technology
- 03Building entrepreneurial ecosystem
- 04Connecting IIT ecosystem capabilities to colleges
- 05Instilling problem solving, analytical thinking, teamwork, effective communication in students
- 06Improving student employability
- 07Adaptability to individual institutional aspirations
Celebrating 10 years
Decade of PALS Celebrations
PALS Testimonials
What Our Partner 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.