17 February 2023: Mr. Vipin Sondhi, Chairman of the CII National Mission on Technology, Innovation & Research and former MD & CEO of Ashok Leyland Ltd. and JCB India Ltd, visited IIT Jodhpur on February 17, 2023. Mr. Sondhi's purpose for the visit was to explore the possibilities of Industry-Academia initiatives where CII and IIT Jodhpur can collaborate jointly. The CII, Delhi team also joined the meeting in online mode. Mr. Sondhi also visited the state-of-the-art facilities/laboratories of IIT Jodhpur.