AstroSat was expected to last five years. It is still going 11 years later. On the sidelines of ASI 2026 in IIT Guwahati, Prof Annapurni Subramaniam of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics talks about what it actually takes to engineer something that works — in orbit, where no one can fix it. Published 15 June 2026 | Category Meetings and Conferences | Office Dept of Physics Prof. Annapurni Subramaniam is Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru, and the

The 44th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India was held at IIT Guwahati this year — and with it came some of the country's most distinguished astronomers. We sat down with Prof Yashwant Gupta, Director of NCRA-TIFR, to talk about how India built one of the world's great radio astronomy facilities, why this moment is unlike any before it, and what it means for engineering students who want to study the universe. Published 15 June 2026 | Category Meetings and Conf

Programme for Research & Inquiry by Students in Mathematics (PRISM) is a pioneering programme that encourages school students to engage with mathematics as researchers do—through exploration, discussion, conjecture, and discovery. Published 21 May 2026 | Category International Collaboration | Office Dept of Mathematics This summer, IIT Guwahati and the 101 Foundation have partnered to host PRISM India (Programme for Research & Inquiry by Students in Mathematics), a six-week

The ceremony witnessed the presence of distinguished guests, faculty members, officers, staff, and well-wishers from across the Institute community. During the programme, speakers highlighted the professionalism, integrity, diligence, and devotion to duty consistently demonstrated by both employees throughout their illustrious careers. Published 08 Jun 2026 | Category Personnel and Staffing | Office Administration The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) org

A one-day training programme at Gangtok on June 2 put soil organic carbon testing kits in the hands of progressive farmers from every block of Sikkim. This is a part of a larger IIT Guwahati initiative that aims to build a ground-level soil carbon map to guide agricultural policy across the Northeast. Published 8 Jun 2026 | Category Community and Outreach | Office School of Agro and Rural Technology A Training-cum-Capacity Building Programme on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Kit w

IIT Guwahati is happy to welcome D. Bhrigu Kumar Lahkar to the Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology as an Assistant Professor. Dr Lahkar did his PhD in École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers. This was followed by postdoctoral research in IIT Madras and Université Gustave Eiffel. He then worked as an Assistant Professor in ECAM LaSalle and IIT BHU.

For 20 years, the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at IIT Guwahati has been turning grassroots challenges into practical solutions across Northeast India. The programme is now entering a new phase focused on scaling, patenting, and commercialising innovations to benefit even more rural communities. Published 31 May 2026 | Category Research & Partnerships | Office Rural Technology Action Group A farmer transporting produce to market without paying for costly transport. A

Romen Ch. Dutta, Assistant Physical Education Officer in the Gymkhana Office, Student Affairs Section, retired on May 31, 2026 after nearly 30 years of service. Mr Dutta joined IIT Guwahati on May 11 1996. The Institute thanks him for his invaluable service and dedication towards health, well being and sportsmanship on campus.

On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, IIT Guwahati hosted a talk by Brig GS Grewal about warfare, strategy, and, narrative in modern conflicts Published 29 May 2026 | Category Community & Outreach | Office Outreach Education & Skilling On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, IIT Guwahati hosted Brigadier Gurtej Singh Grewal, Shaurya Chakra, Commander of the 21 Mountain Artillery Brigade, for a talk that covered the operation's execution and a broader reality o

The Centre for Educational Technology (CET), IIT Guwahati, brought faculty representatives from 96 higher education institutions across the Northeast for an NPTEL Awareness Workshop. Published 28 May 2026 | Category Community and Outreach | Office Centre for Educational Technology The Centre for Educational Technology (CET), IIT Guwahati, organized an NPTEL Awareness Workshop on 26 May 2026, bringing together educators from across the North-Eastern region to explore opportuni

A technology developed at IIT Guwahati can consume two of the world's most potent greenhouse gases and convert them into a clean, high-performing fuel that cuts engine emissions by up to 87%. A recent MoU is taking this technology towards commercialisation. Published 28 May 2026 | Category Research and Partnerships | Office Research and Development On 28 May 2026, IIT Guwahati signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyderabad-based Kaashyap Cleantech Innovations Private Lim

Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Raksha Khadse joined athletes, students, and fitness enthusiasts at IIT Guwahati on Sunday for a special Commonwealth Games-themed edition of the Fit India Sundays on Cycle initiative. Published 25 May 2026 | Category Health and Wellbeing | Office Student Affairs Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Raksha Khadse joined athletes, students, and fitness enthusiasts at IIT Guwahati on Sunday for a special Commonwealth Games-th

From 20–22 May 2026, IIT Guwahati hosted a three-day residential workshop for Science and Mathematics teachers from Northeast states. Published 23 May 2026 | Category Community & Outreach | Office Outreach Education & Skilling The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, conducted Vigyan Pratibha at IIT Guwahati. The programme was meant to provide professional development for teachers of

IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), conducted a three-day residential training programme on Artificial Intelligence from 18–20 May 2026. The programme will strengthen teacher preparedness for the introduction of AI as an elective subject in Assam’s secondary schools. Published 22 May 2026 | Category Workshops | Office Outreach Education & Skilling Group photograph of teachers along with IIT Guwahati faculty and staff Outreach Ed

A one-day training programme at KVK Cachar on May 22 put soil organic carbon testing kits in the hands of 24 farmers drawn from 27 blocks across three Assam districts Published 22 May 2026 | Category Community and Outreach | Office School of Agro and Rural Technology A one-day Training-cum-Capacity Building Programme on “Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Kit and Its Distribution” was successfully organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with ICAR-ATAR

Mr Jai Bhagwan, has joined IIT Guwahati as Junior Technician in the Central Workshop on May 20, 2026. The Institute welcomes Mr Bhagwan and wishes him a fulfilling career.

India's premier astronomy conference returned to the Northeast after thirty years, bringing 600 scientists to the IIT Guwahati campus for five days of presentations, talks, workshops, and region-wide outreach. Published 20 May 2026 | Category Meetings and Conferences | Office Dept of Physics A Return to the Northeast The last time the Astronomical Society of India held its annual meeting in the Northeast, it was 1996, and Gauhati University was the host. Thirty years later, t

More than 1.8 million people in India suffer from a stroke every year. Teams at IIT Guwahati are part of an international open source community creating devices that can bring life-saving emergency MRI diagnostics closer to patients - increasing access, affordability, and portability. Published 15 May 2026 | Category Research and Development | Office SHST and EEE What is an MRI? Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is one of medicine's most powerful diagnostic tools. It uses

Prof. Sumana Dutta (Professor, Dept of Chemistry), chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems in Switzerland focused on frontier advances in chemical self-organization and complex dynamical systems. Published 9 May 2026 | Category Meetings & Conferences | Office Dept of Chemistry Prof. Sumana Dutta, Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati, chaired the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Oscillations and Dynami

IIT Guwahati has launched a first-of-its-kind MTech programme in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, open to both fresh graduates and working professionals. Published 7 May 2026 | Category Research and Development | Office School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Sustainability An MTech in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence is being offered by the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Sustainability, IIT Guwahati. The programme is in hybrid mode — online classes combined