IIT Palakkad and Keystone Foundation signed a MoU for research and collaboration with focus on community wellbeing, and biodiversity conservation with One Health as the goal, focusing on the intersections of technology, livelihood, health, governance and ecological outcomes.

This MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of research and development in the sectors of fundamental training on Science, Technology, and Engineering for women of the marginalized community, Research and development projects for the benefit of underprivileged communities, Adhivasi, SCC/ST, and other tribal population, Research and development projects to address the issues of environment, sanitation, water resources, and natural habitat.

The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI)  operating under the aegis of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) today formalised an exciting and broad-ranging partnership agreement with IIT Palakkad that will facilitate collaborative research, practice and engagement between the two Institutes in areas of mutual interest. The areas identified for collaboration include:

Developing the Green Campus at IIT Palakkad's upcoming permanent site,

Addressing human-animal conflict,

An MoU between IIT Palakkad and the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Headquarters, New Delhi was signed on 18 July, 2022 at 9 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Station Pune.

Automotive Technology company Continental’s Technical Centre India (TCI) and IIT Palakkad signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a three-year joint research programme on 7 July 2022. The MoU will facilitate an exciting collaboration between the technical expertise available at Continental and the academic and research excellence of IIT–Palakkad in the areas of autonomous driving technologies, connected mobility, and advanced safety solutions.