ANRF selects 7 e-Nodes under MAHA-EV Mission

• 05 May 2025
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Under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation's "Mission for Advancement of High-impact Areas on Electric Vehicles" a.k.a. MAHA-EV, seven e-Nodes have been chosen for support. Addressing the major issues and promoting innovation in India's electric vehicle ecosystem are the goals of the present program under the auspices of ANRF's national purpose.

Three strategically defined Technological Verticals were the subject of the ANRF MAHA-EV call for proposals: EV Charging Infrastructure (TV-III), Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, and Tropical EV Battery and Battery Cells. In order to support and establish R&D in India's EV sector, each of the chosen electric mobility nodes will carry out the project in a consortium manner with academic institutions, R&D laboratories and necessary industry participation.

ANRF has chosen the following seven e Nodes: 

• CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad

• National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

• Indian Institute of Technology-BHU, Varanasi

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

All parties responded enthusiastically to the request and 227 bids from academic institutions, R&D labs and the industrial sector received in consortia mode. Three of the seven e-Nodes chosen will work on power electronics machines and drives (TV-II), two will concentrate on tropical EV batteries and cell technologies (TV-I), and the other two will concentrate on charging infrastructure (TV-III). India's leadership in next-generation electric mobility solutions, in line with the objectives of sustainability, innovation, and self-reliance, would witness enhancement by the MAHA-EV Mission.

Source: PIB