Quick Heal becomes Business Partner for IIIT, Pune

After partnership with Microsoft and Intel, the leading IT security product company Quick Heals next big achievement came when it was chosen as a partner by Maharashtra Government for the state-of-the-art, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune. Rolta India Limited and Hubtown Limited have also been selected as the business partners for the venture.

Mr Kailash Katkar, MD & CEO, Quick Heal, said, “It is an honor to be associated with an illustrious project such as the IIIT. It is only while setting up Quick Heal – the country’s largest software product company, today – did I realize the power we Indians have when equipped with knowledge and the right direction. I’m grateful to the Government of Maharashtra, who have given us the opportunity to help them create an infrastructure that will provide students from all sectors gain access to quality education.”

Maharashtra Government’s State Cabinet has approved for the project in Pune, after Nagpur to be setup on Not-for-profit Private Public Partnership (N-PPP) model.

This aims to produce best-in-class human resources in IT, harness the multi-dimensional facets of IT in various domains and contribute to the global competitiveness of different sectors of Indian economy & industry with application of IT in selected domain areas.These IIITs are conceived as research-led institutions contributing significantly to the global competitiveness of key sectors of the Indian economy and industry with application of IT in select domain areas.