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Memorandu m of U nderstanding

Between

Al I India Council for Technical

Education

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L&T EduTech

oSth May, 2022

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This Mernorandunl ol'Understanding ("Mol"J") is entered into on the 0-5tr' da1' ol'Mat'.2022
("Effective Date'')
BETWEEN
All India Council for'fechnical Education. a Statuton'Bod1'ol'the Ministn'ol'Human Resource
Development Nou Ministrv ol'Education). Govemment ol'lndia. established under the All India
Council I'or Technical Education Act. 19U7. having its registered of ice at Nelson Mandela Marg.
Vasant Kunj. Neu, Delhi- 110070 (hereinafter relerred to as "AICTE"). duh, represented bv
Member Secretary,. AICTE. r.vhich e\pression shall, unless the contert provides otheniise. mean
and include ils successors and permitted assigns ol'the First Part.
AND
L&T EduTech, an educational arm of Larsen & Toubro Limited, a companv u'ithin the

meaning ol'section 2 (20) o[the Companies Act.20l3. having its registered office at L&T House.
Ballard Estate. Narottam Morarji Marg. Murnbai. and its construction dir ision har ing headquarlers
al Mounl Poonamallee Road. Manapakkam. P.B No.979. Chennai- 60001t9. dull represented bf ils
Head- College Connect Business L&T EduTech (hereinaller rel'erred to as ''L&T EduTech")
tvhich erpression shall. unless the context provides othenl,ise. mean and include its successors and
permitted assigns ol'the Second Part.
(L&T EduTech and AlCl'E shall hereinaller be individualh relerred to as '-1)czr6.,'' and collectivelr,
as " Par lie s").

NOW THEREFORE. in consideration ol'the lbregoing and the respectire co\enants set lorth in this
MoU. the receipt and suf'llciencl'ol'u,hich is herebr, acknou'ledged and the Parties agree as lollos's:
WHEREAS:

A. Larsen & Toubro Limited is one of the leading engrneering conglomerates, operaling al
various parts ol'the globe pror,iding technologr'. engineenng. construction. manufactunng
and services. including leaming and assessment solutions and platfonns through its L&T
EduTech initiatir e.

B. L&T EduTech is a ne\v initiatrve ol'Larsen & Toubro Limited. to bridge the gap betrveen

industry and academia. L&T EduTech comes uith vast industn'knouledge ar.rd undertakes

initiatives to enhance the skills of students & prol'essionals in engineering and

manuIacturing sector.

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C. In line \\,ith the ob.iectives of NEP 2020. the College Connect vertrcal ol' L&T EduTech
aims to enhance the emplol'abilitv oI students b1' proliding industn' lead. application
oriented across r,arious streams of engineering like civil. mechanical. electrical. electronics
&information technologr..
D. AICTE is a Statutory Bodv and a national level Council lbr technical education. under the
Department of Higher Education. Ministn' ol'Education. Govemment ol'India. The AICTE
rs responsible lor the proper planning and coordinated der,elopment of technical education
and managerrrent ol'higher education in India.

E. The Parties recognize the importance of capabilitl' der elopment through industn,
partnership lbr enhancing the emplovabilitl ol'entry lerel ri'orklorce br wav ol'application
oriented. engineering courses.
I SCOPE OF COLLABORATION:
1.1 L&T EduTech and AICTE rvill collaborate rvherebl' the students of educational

institutions. affiliated to the AICTE. l'ill be granted l'ree access to feu'sarnple courses
& r'irtual labs in engineering-related topics (''Course/s'') designed, developed and
offered bt' College Clonnect (c:qllcgpconnccl'r{,lntEcluTcch.r:om - Dircct cotllctcl :

8939905057-Ms. Hetno) i'ertical ol L&T EduTech.

1.2 It is herebv agreed and ackno*ledged br AICTE that L&T EduTech mav add additional
courses being ollbred to the AICTE lrorn time to tirne either in the engineenng field or
such other fields rvhich are application oriented and inlerdisciplinan in nature that are
currentlv being offered b-r,L&T EduTech.
I .3 The link to the courses ol'L&T EduTech rvrll be made available to AICTE for oflering to

the students of vanous colleges.

1.4 L&T EduTech shall inlorm and announce through its u,ebsite
(ltl!ps.iiengirteedrr-q,ltt![9111"lec]1,c911:). for ri,hich the link s'ill be made available at

AICTE u'ebsite. the details o[ the Courses - including the duration ol the Courses.
tirnings etc. to all the students of the AICTE approved colleges and institutions u,ho are
interested in availing the Courses.

1.5 L&T EduTech herebv agrees to organize an orientation program. il' required br. the
AICTE. to the AICTE approled colleges and institutions about the Courses.

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1.6 L&T EduTech shall maintain a list ol'students uho hare evinced interest and t'ho have

availed the Courses and shall share the same to AICTE as and uhen requested bv
AICTE
1.7 The Parties shall set out the details of courses in SCHEDULE "A" appended to this
MoU.
1.8 L&T EduTech mav offer courses to an).' AICTE approved institutron. The institution and

L&T EduTech. \'oluntarily upon discussion. can mutualh' agree to include these courses

either as paft o{'the curriculum ol'degree programs and i or as standalone courses.

2 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION:

2.1 L&T EduTech shall ol'l'er the course modules under this MoU to the students of AICTE
approved insti tutions/col leges fi'ee of charge.
2.2 The students uill be required to have access to necessan,electronic gadgets & intemet
connectivit.v lbr accessing the course modules al their own cosl.
2.3 L&T EduTech has agreed to provide the course modules on an ''AS is rvhere is" basis and

makes no other representations about the Courses.

3 ROLE OF AICTE:
3.1 AICTE shall provide L&T EduTech the name ol'its authorized represenlatir,e l.ho shall
ser\ie as point/s of conlact u,ith L&T EduTech.

3.2 AICTE shall inlorm all the AICTE approved colleges/institutions about the Courses

offered bv L&T EduTech. tr,hich are available on AICITE plattorm.

4. TERM AND TERMINATION:

4.1 This MoU irill come into lorce on the Ellectire Date and uill remain in elfect lor a
period of 3 (three) r'ears.
4.2 This MoU ma)'be temrinated bl,either Partv rvith a 30-da1' prior u'ritten notice.
4.3 On the termination or expiry of this MoU. L&T EduTech shall disable the access to the
L&T EduTech link ar,ailable at the AICTE w'ebsite.

5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
5.1 "Confidential Information" means inlbrmalion disclosed b1, 6n. Part, (''Disclosing
Party") to the other Parh' ("Receiving Party") under this MoU that is marked as
confidential or. liom its nature. content. or the circumslances in u,hich it is disclosed.
ought reasonabh to be supposed to be confidential

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5.2 The term Conlldential Inlormation does not include inlormation that (a) is knoun or is in
the public domain at the time ol'disclosure to the Receir,ing Partl' or enters the public
domain rvithout breach olthe tems oIthis MoU oranv other confidentialitl agreemenl

or non-disclosure agreement: or (b) is alreadl' knon'n b1' the Receiving Parlr' prior 1o

receipt l'rom the Disclosing Partv and is in possession of the Receiving Partl'pnor to the
date ol'this MoU rvilhout undertaking confidentialiti obligation: or (c) thal becomes

public knou'ledge through no lault ol'the Receiring Partr'. or (d) that uas lanlblll'
obtained bv the Receiving Partr, lrorn a third pa(\': or (e) is dereloped independentlv bv
the Receiving Partl'u,ithout relerence to the Conlldential lrifbrmalion of the Disclosing
Partl'. and in good faith b1'the Receiving Partl'.
53 The Receir,ing Partr,agrees and undertakes not to disclose the Confidential In{bnnation
to an)' third part1,. e\cept to its group cornpanies. etnploYees. and/or prol'essional
advisors ("'Authorized Representatives'') on a ''need to knolr'" basis. and rvho har,e
agreed in rvriting to keep such Confidentral Inlbmration confidential. The Receir,ing
Partl' u,ill ensure that the Authorized Representalives ir,ill use the Conlidential
Inlormation orrlv to exercise the rights and [ull'ill the obligations under this MoU.
5.4 The Receiring Partv mar drsclose lhe ('onlldential lnlormation uhen required bv lau.
after providing reasonable notice to the Disclosing Partl'. such notice to be suffrcrent to
give the Disclosing Partv the opportunitv to seek a protective order or similar remedies
or relief prior to its disclosure.
55 Upon the expin, or termination of this MoU. the Parties n,ill promptlv retum all
Confidential [nformation and copies to the Disclosing Partr'. or certili, in u.riting that it
has destroved all the Conlrdential Information.

DATA PROTECTION:
6.1 "Data Protection Law" means (a) anv relevant and applicable data protection
legislation or regulations: and (b) each Partr"s prir,acv policl' as in l'orce liom time to
time. The Parties shall ensure that thel complv ri'ith all Data Protection Lau,regarding
data obtained lrorn the sludents" and data created or shared under this MoU.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

7.1 '"lntellectual Propertl' Rights" means all patent rights. copvrights. trademark rights.
rights in trade secrets. design rights. database rights. domain name rights. moral rights.
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and anv other intellectual propertv rights. \\'hether registered or unregistered. throughout

the rvorld.

7.2 The ownership of the Intellectual Propertl Rights over the Courses shall solelv vest with
L&T EduTech and no license/right n'ith respect to the Coursesis granted to AICTE
under this MoU.

7.3 Without limitation. anv use b1' AICTE ol'L&T EduTech's trademarks and vice-r,ersa is

subject to L&T EduTech's and AICTE pnor u'ritten consent. as applicable. AICTE
agrees to prompth' notifv L&T EduTech of anv unauthorized use ol'its trademarks br,

others as it comes to AICTE's attention.

7.4 For the purpose ol' this ClauseT. ''L&T EduTech's lrademarks" means all L&T
EduTech's brand designations. including names. marks. logos. and trade dress and anv
other brand designations used bv L&T EduTech in conneclion nith its products and

serr ices.

It. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTTES:

8.1 The Parties represent and u,arrant as under:
8.2 Thev hat'e the lull po\\rer and authoritr lo enter into and perlorm their obligations or to
procure the entn into and perl'ormance of their obligations under this MoU.
8.3 Thel' have all the necessan' consents. licenses. and approvals in connection ivith the
entry, into and perfomrance of their obligations under this MoU: and

8.4 Their entn'into this MoU and the perfonnance oltheir obligations under this MoU nill
not violate or con[lict u ith. or exceed anv lirnits imposed bl, (a) anv lalr or regulation to
ivhich it is sub.iect: or (b) its Memorandum or Articles of Association or other applicable
constitutional documents. or (c) an1' other agreement. instrument. or undertaliing binding
upon it.
8.5 L&T EduTech makes no representations or u,arranties as to the Courses. including anv
implied n'arranties as to the satisfacton, qualitr,. I-rtness l'or purpose. or conl'ormance rvith
description. pror,ided to AICTE under this MoU.

9 TNDEMNIFICATION:
9.1 Either Partl: ("lndemnilf ing Partr,") shall indemnil1,. defund. and hold the other par[,
("lndemnified Par["') harmless. at its onn e\pense and cost. against an1,'breach of
obligattons under this MoU br'' the Indemnilling Partv and anv third partv claim. suit.
action or proceeding (each an 'Aclion') brought againsl the Inclemnil'iecl.pffiifu{its
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oficers. directors. emplo\iees. agents. ser\,ice providers. licensors. and alhliates) bl, a

third partv to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out ol'lndemnili'ing
Partv's non-compliance \\,ith or breach ol this MoU.

IO LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

l0.l Neither Parlr'nill be liable to the other uith respect to anv sub.ject matter of this MoU
for anv indirect. incidental, consequential or punitive damages or lost prolits.

I I. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS:

I l.l AICTE is an independent contracting counterpart\ performing the MoU. The MoU does
not create anv agenc\'. partnership. .ioint r enture. or other joint relationship betrveen the
Parties.

|.2 Each Partv shall be solell' and esclusiveh' responsible l'or all acts and omissions ol'its
staff/faculties. and an\ persons. associations. institutions engaged b1' the said Parlr.
uhether or not in the course of implementing the Progranr contemplated under this MoU
artd lor the health. sa[etv and securitv of such persons or entities and their propert\'.

il3 It is explicitlv agreed that L&T EduTech reser\es the right to choose its rendor(s) or
contractor(s) lor their L&T EduTech initiatires independentlr. L&T Edul'ech also
reserves the right to use its onn technologv and Courses as part of its platlbmt at anv
point of time and this MoU does not restnct L&T EduTech in an\' \\av to carn out
improvement or new leatures in its own platlbnn othenl ise.
tt.4 Fuflher nothing in this MoU prevents L&T EduTech l'rom olfering these Courses on a
paid basis to an)'person rvho ma1'be interested in thrs.

I2 FORCE MAJET]RE:
r2. t Neither Partv shall be liable 1o the other Partv lbr lailure or delav of performance of its
obligations under this MoU to the e\tenl that such lailure or delav is caused bv riots.
cir il commotion. \\ars. hostilities" pandernic. epidenric. embargoes. actions br
go\emment or anv agenc) thereo[. storms. [ires. accidents. strikes. sabotage. erplosions
or other similar or dillerent contingencres be1'ond the reasonable control of the Part1,.

t7,2 Notrvithstanding anvthing to the contran'contained in this MoU. ileither Partr,is unable
to carn oul its obligations due to Force Majeure. as mentioned in the abore clause.
being an unloreseeable event be1'ond the reasonable control of either Partv u,hich allect
the perlormance ol the obligations under the MoLI. and the Partv pro

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other ol'such occurrence ola Force Majeure. then all obligations under this MoU u'ill be

suspended. lI the period of susperrsion e\tends bevond I (one) month. lrom the date of
intimation ol' Force Majeure b1' an1' ol the Parties. either Partv shall have the right to
termrnate this MoU.

I3 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:

r3 I Severability: lIany part of this MoU is deternrined to be inialid or unenl'orceable br,

applicable larv. then the invalid or unenfbrceable provision x'ill be deemed to be

superseded bv a valid. enlbrceable provision that most closelv rnatches the intent of the

original provision and the remarnderof this MoU tvillcontinue to be in elfuct.

132 This MoU supersedes all other proposals and agreements. n'hetlrer electronic- oral or
n,ritten. betu,een the Parties.
13 3 Assignment: AICTE shall not assign the right(s) and obfigation(s) under this MoU to
anv third parl,v u'ithout the express consent ol'L&T EduTech. Horvever. this reslriclion
is not applicable to L&T EduTech.
13.4 No Waiver: Neither Part\' \\'ill be treated as having waived anv rights bv not e\ercising
(or delaving the exercise of) an1' rights under this MoU.
13 5 Amendments: Anv amendment must be in uriting. signed bv both Parties. and
expresslv state thal it is amending this MoU.
13 6 Counterparts: The Parties mav execute this MoU in counterparts. including facsimile.
PDF. and other electronic copies. nhich taken together irill constitute one instrument.
137 Governing Law: This MoU shall be gor erned br and shall be construed in accordance
u,ith fte latrs ol India and the competent Clourls in Neil Delhi. lndia shall hare the
exclusit'e interpretational. iniunctive and supenisory' .junsdiction over the disputes
arising out of this MoU.
13.8 Dispute Resolution: Anv dispute or difference arising out of or relating to or touching
upon this MoU shall be amicabh' settled bv discussion betn,een the authorized
representativesof Partres. fuilinguhichsuchdisputeordifl'erenceshall beplacedbelbre
the Chairman. AICTE and Head of the olher part\.to resolve the same.

13.9 All communications including notices pertaining to this MoU shall be through n,ritten
mode in English language and shall be sent to the undersigned representative(s) or
nomtnated personnel lionr both parties through rnail. email or l'ax. Point of contact l'rom
both sides:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, tITe parties hereto hare executed this MOU on this 05rr,dar.of Mar,.
2022 al Neu Delhi

For arul on hehalf'o.f' For urul on hehulf'of'

AICl.E, Nety Delhi L&'l' Etlu l'ec h, lll u nrhu i

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All lndia Council For Technical Education
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(A Statutory Body ot lhe Govt. of lndia) Witnesses
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Dr. Ramesh Unnikrishnan

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Schedule-A

L&T EduTech'ssample courses offered underthis MoU are as lblloivs:

S.No Stream Module Name Topic Name

I Clir,il Modular Fomlvork Introductron. Adr antaqes & linritations
Vertical appl ication Methodolo.qr
Horiz-ontal Applicatron and it salient
Features
Shuttering & Deshuttering sequence
Apphcations
lntroductiorr 1o alr"rminium lbrrnu ork
Basic Priciples and selection criteria of
Alurniniunr lornruork
Dran ings & Components
Tvpical activities and Adr,antages of
aluminrum formivork

Handling ol' Concrete in

2 Cir il Placing olCloncrete
Sites
Ler elling ol'Concrete
Compaction ol' C oncrete
Video o['concrete handling at sites

-) Cir il Basics ol' Hear'1 lilting Er olution o['hear v lilis

Calculating forces on Load handhng
elements
Lifting using Puller Blocks
Clrain Blocks
Basics ol' Clranes and conl'iguration

Design and construction

.l Electrical aspects of LV & MV Construclion
Su,itcheear
Functional LInits
Busbar Arrangements
Safetv Features & GA
Cllassifications ol' MV Sn.itchgear and
Kev Design Parameters
MV Srr itchgear Construction
LV Compaflment. Securitv Interlocks &
Cerreral Arralrgernent
Indoor MV SWGR

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Instruction Sel Architecture

5 Electronics (lSA) ol'tt05l Micro Data mor,enrent and Logical Instructions
controller
Bit operations and Examples
Arithmetic Operalions
Erarnple Pro.qrams

6 Mechanical Material Handl ine Svstenr Matenal Handlinq Svstem

Functions & technologies of Matenal
Handling svstem
I"uel Oil Handling & storage S)stems
Saletr aspects in ['uel oil svstem
Coal i landling Sr stem (CHP))
Coal handling plant slstem design
Ash Handlirrg Svstenr & Plant lavout
Ash utilization
Lime stone and gvpsum handling s)'stem:
Oven'ieu
Sr sterl Desien
N'la.jor Equipr"nent

Orthographic projeclions lor

7 Horizontal Orthographic Pro.lection Vieu s
Mechanical Components

Orthographic Prolections - Exanrple

Problems- 2 nos
Orthographic Pro.jections - Guided
Practice Problems- [J nos

Concepts of Proiect Risk

tt Horizontal Risk lntroduction
Management
Risk Managemenl Process
Risk Terminologr
Risk Identillcalion
Risk Anah sis
Risk Rcsponse Strategr and
Implementation

Intemships:

Intemship opportunitl' s,ill be provided to deserving candidates as per compan), policv and on
successl'ull\, clearing the intemship assessments and personal inten ierr'.

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