This program reaches out to Corporate America's University Relations and Research groups for collaboration with IIT Roorkee for several initiatives, such as: 

• Invite grant proposals from faculty and students 
• Provide lab equipment (Hardware/ Software) to supplement classroom teaching
• Paid internships for students ranging from 3 to 12 months

2004: Intel set up a Planet Labs in E&C Dept

2005: IITRHF hosted Director Prem Vrat and took him to several companies & universities for collaboration

2005: Cisco set up equipment for a Telephony and Security Lab in E&C Dept.
          Cisco offers to upgrade entire IITR campus networking infrastructure at 90% discount

2006: Prof Kukum Garg (E&C) hosted at Cisco USA labs to write grant proposals

2006: Cisco Research delegation visits IITR to encourage students & staff to submit proposal grants

2007: IITRHF hosted Director S.C.Saxena and took him to several companies & universities for collaboration

2008: Cisco sponsors 16th IEEE conference, organized by IITR, in New Delhi

2013: Cisco USA invites IITR & IITGN (the only 2 Indian schools) for an year long paid internship

2014: One IITGN & eight IITR students join Cisco USA (1st batch) on one year leave from academics

2015:Cisco sponsors Hackathon at Cognizance, IITR's Annual Technical Cultural Festival, held Mar 27-29th, http://cognizance.org.in/sponsors.php, powered by IITR founded startup www.hackerearth.com

2015: Four IITR students join Cisco USA (2nd batch) on one year leave from academics