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Benefits of Membership

Founding & Core Members

Membership Levels

Core Members

USD 150,000 (₹ 125 lakh) for 3 years

Observer Members

USD 25,000 (₹ 21 lakh) annually

Benefits of Membership

Shape and influence Research

Track Multiple Research activities

Participation in government think tank reports

Partner for global grant programs

Special invites to Consortium Events

Benefits of Membership

Step 1

Contact
Us

Get in touch with us, and we will work out the details

Step 2

Expression of
Interest

EOI signing with The Energy Consortium officials

Step 3

Memorandum of Understanding

MoU will be signed with The Energy Consortium

    How to Engage

    Engagement routes evidenced in 2025-26 span funded research, advisory committees, mobility programs and public convenings:

    • Sign a bilateral/multilateral research agreement (master framework, MoU) with a relevant Centre of Excellence
    • Nominate a representative to the Industry Advisory Board and its sub-committees (TRENDsetter, Pilot Scale Development, External Engagement, Government Engagement)
    • Co-fund a TRENDsetter seed grant or pilot-demonstrator project with affiliated faculty
    • Participate in Industry Day, workshops (Green Ports, Green Hydrogen, ESG, Transportation Decarbonization) and the CII-SR Energy Transition Summit
    • Host or co-mentor student interns, mobility-program researchers, or Joint MSc thesis projects
    • Engage via the global alliance network — Australia (DFAT/AISRF), Denmark (Energy Agency, Innovation Centre Denmark), UK (Energy Systems Catapult, University of Birmingham)
    E.ON Group Innovation, Infosys and The Energy Consortium – collaborative framework engagement
    E.ON Group Innovation, Infosys and The Energy Consortium – collaborative framework engagement

    Specific Avenues of Engagement for Partners

    These projects are collaborative research projects, consultancy, industry-academic partnerships.

    COMPANY employees and IITM faculty can be invited by the Other Party for research interaction visits and/or sabbaticals to the research laboratories of the Other Party for detailed discussions. Such visits may range from a few days to a few months. COMPANY employees and IIT faculty can also participate on each other’s committees and Boards.

    Employees of COMPANY can enrol in the various degree programs, such as M. Tech., M.S. and Ph.D., which are offered by the Institute after securing admission through due process into the desired programs.

    IITM and COMPANY personnel can jointly or individually offer short term training programs lasting between one to four weeks to benefit students of IITM as well as the employees of Company on topics of mutual interest.

    COMPANY and IITM may come together to engage in CSR activities as per COMPANY CSR policy. COMPANY may also choose to make grants to support faculty research or to support students on scholarships and fellowships.

    COMPANY may take up space in the IIT Madras Research Park in order to leverage the broader IIT Madras ecosystem and work with the start-up companies collocated in the IITM Incubation Cell.

    This mode of interaction includes recruitment of the graduates of IIT Madras by the COMPANY. Students of IITM can be taken for full time employment or as interns by the COMPANY. This activity shall be facilitated by the Placement Office, IIT Madras.