Welcome to T R Anantharaman Education and Research Foundation (TRAERF). This Foundation has been established in 2009 in memory of Late Professor T R Ananthatamn, a doyen of Metallurgy, by some of his students and well-wishers. It is dedicated to the cause of improving the quality of higher education and research in engineering, particularly in metallurgical and materials engineering.

One of the major activities of TRAERF is to award Summer Internships to selected number of top ranking students of B.Tech. Metallurgical / Materials Engineering from tier-2 academic institutions in the country. The aim is to allow them to undergo summer training with a distinguished faculty member or a research scientist in a reputed institution. This activity has received widespread attention from engineering institutions in the country.

Further, to perpetuate the memory of Prof Anantharaman at Dept of Metallurgical Engg, BHU - his “Karma Bhumi”- Merit Scholarships are awarded by TRAERF every year to the first ranking student in the 2nd year of B Tech.

In another hugely successful initiative, TRAERF has combined with the celebrated Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai to award Faculty Fellowships to selected young faculty members from tier-2 institutions to spend upto 4 months with a Mentor, who is an eminent teacher / researcher in a reputed institution abroad. This initiative is aimed at creating a pool of high quality teachers in metallurgy and materials science.

TRAERF frequently gets together with various other institutions and Societies to organise Seminars and Workshops on topics of relevance to improving teaching standards in the country.

Progress made in conducting these activities is described briefly in this Booklet. More details are available from our website (presently undergoing updation but expected to be fully up by the end of this year)

The Foundation is presently supported entirely by voluntary contributions made by the Members of the Board of TRAERF as well as other well-wishers. As more and more funds become available to the Foundation, many more such activities will be undertaken to realize fully the Foundation’s objectives.