IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)  has established I-trend centers (IPTIF's Technology, Research and Entrepreneurship Development) across India to empower the youth of the country with adequate skills to enable their employment in technological sectors, to improve productivity, and capacity building to prepare them for the evolving Cyber-Physical Systems technologies. By opening up I-TREND centers that are accessible to all and close to their homes, everyone living in the country should be able to access technological education and training, entrepreneurship, and valuable skill sets through i-TREND centers that will enrich their lives.

IPTIF targets to train 2 million youth through this initiative by 2030.  The goal of IPTIF's I-TREND program is to promote technological product development, research, entrepreneurial activity, and skill development at educational institutions. We are concentrating on building institutional mechanisms to foster techno-entrepreneurship, and skill development to speed up research, entrepreneur activities, possible internships, and job opportunities, as well as encourage strong industry-institution partnerships across the country.  I-TREND centers become a mirror image of IPTIF which will be set up at leading Diploma, ITI, and Engineering colleges across every district in India in the initial stage.

In the pilot plan, IPTIF has effectively conducted a “BOOTCAMP ON PYTHON FOR DATA SCIENCE '' Curated by    IIT professor Dr.Sathyajith Das. There was a massive turnover of students who had undertaken the boot camps at the I-trend centers set up throughout South India.  After the success of the pilot plan, Hundreds of colleges in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka approached IPTIF, keen to set up i-TREND centers in their institutions thereby, being a part of our signature initiative.

Project is  Active , we have  25 i-trend centres across south India

• i-TREND centers will act as an aggregator for Innovation, Research, Technology, Employment, and Entrepreneurship by bridging the gap between Industry and Academia. 
• Study Near home concept 
• IPTIF  will support colleges to establish an i-TREND center within their premises.
• IPTIF will act like a startup funding agency and grant funds to qualified startups and innovators associated with i-TREND centers.
• We will offer i-TREND centers the opportunity to engage in projects with problem statements from the specific Industry or Corporate. 
• Make India one of the leading powers in the world in the areas of technology.
• IPTIF  will provide short-term and long-term training courses for Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) Technologies through i-TREND centers.
• IPTIF  will improve jobs and internship opportunities for students, associated with i-TREND centers, by connecting with Industries and Corporations that need skilled talent.
• IPTIF will provide short-term and long-term training courses for Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) Technologies through i-TREND centers.
• IPTIF  hope to bring about a revolutionary change in how education and training are imparted, and at the same time create a pool of skilled individuals and entrepreneurs in the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) domain
• IPTIF will act like a startup funding agency and grant funds to qualified startups and innovators associated with i-TREND centers.
• Together, let us create a technologically advanced and self-reliant India.