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IIT Guwahati Brings Soil Carbon Testing to All 33 Blocks of Sikkim in Push to Map Northeast India's Agricultural Land
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

Prof Sudip Mitra
Jun 82 min read


IIT Guwahati Conducts Residential AI Training Programme for Assam School Teachers
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

Yasaswini Sampathkumar
May 222 min read


IIT Guwahati Trains Farmers Across Three Assam Districts in Push to Map Region's Soil Carbon
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

Prof Sudip Mitra
May 221 min read


IIT Guwahati Strengthens Ties with Indian Army in Back-to-Back High-Level Visits
IIT Guwahati hosted two senior Indian Army commanders on consecutive days in late March 2026, signalling a deepening commitment to translating academic research into national security solutions Published 28 March 2026 | Category Research & Partnerships | Office Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security Studies and Research In a significant development for the institute's growing engagement with the defence establishment, IIT Guwahati hosted two senior Indian Army

Yasaswini Sampathkumar
Apr 62 min read


IIT Guwahati’s Abhilasha Introduces 6,400+ Students to Careers in Design
Published: 24 February 2026 Category: Community & Outreach Office: Department of Design When the Governor of Meghalaya inaugurated a design workshop in Shillong this February, more than 1,150 students, teachers, and parents were present in U Soso Tham Auditorium. The event was a year in the making and marked the culmination of Abhilasha 2025-26, IIT Guwahati's Department of Design programme. The programme had travelled to six districts across Assam and Meghalaya and impac

Yasaswini Sampathkumar
Feb 212 min read
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