Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has become the second institute, after its Chennai counterpart, to have set-up a Digital Innovation Lab in the country to provide higher technical education.

The lab has been set up in collaboration with a US and Singapore-based software company 'Autodeck', and will be inaugurate by Dr Tom Joseph, Worldwide Programme Director of the software company tomorrow, said K V Satyamurthy, Associate Registrar of IIT-K.

"The lab, which is equipped with modern softwares and 3D studios, would facilitate the BTech, MTech and research students in their practicals besides helping them know about various researches from across the globe in the fields of technical education," he said.

Students can now avail the facilities of latest software tools, graphic work station and 3D studio under a single roof, Satyamurthy added.