Published: 1 February 2026 | Category: Research & Partnerships | Office: Assam Academic and Health Innovation Initiative India’s maritime sector is expanding through new trade routes, inland waterways and defence modernisation. Long-term reliability depends not just on building vessels, but on the capacity to repair and maintain them at scale. Strong domestic repair systems reduce lifecycle costs and keep fleets operational as they grow. At IIT Guwahati, maintenance is b

Published: 20 February 2026 Category: Research & Partnerships Office: Computer Science and Engineering In an era where both humans and Artificial Intelligence rely on Wikipedia as a primary source of truth, even minor errors can have massive downstream consequences. At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, researchers from IIT Guwahati showcased a method to identify and correct Surface Name Errors (SNEs)—the subtle typos or incorrect links that currently affect 3% to 6% of all Wik

Published: 1 February 2026 | Category: Research & Partnerships | Office: Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII) On 1 February 2026, in a landmark moment for healthcare innovation in the state, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, unveiled two prototypes developed at Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII): an Indigenous Surgical Robotic Arm and a Low-Field Portable MRI Machine. The Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Insti

Published: 3 February 2026 Category: Research & Partnerships Office: Department of Mechanical Engineering Modern high-tech industries—from aerospace to nuclear power—rely on "High-Entropy Alloys" (HEAs) for their extreme strength and heat resistance. However, these materials often depend on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) like tantalum and tungsten, which are difficult to mine, environmentally taxing, and subject to volatile global supply chains. To solve this, researchers from

Published: 27 January 2026 Category: Research and Partnerships Office: Department of Civil Engineering As climate change accelerates glacial melting, water accumulates in mountain depressions to form new lakes. When these lakes burst—an event known as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)—the results are catastrophic. While previous models focused almost entirely on weather and temperature, the IIT Guwahati team, led by Prof. Ajay Dashora, realized that the "bowl-shaped" topog

Published: 4 February 2026 | Category: Awards | Office: Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems IIT Guwahati researcher Ankit Dwivedi has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research (PMFDR), a top-tier national honor that pairs the country’s brightest minds with industry giants to solve critical environmental challenges. PMFDR is India’s Most Prestigious Research Honour The Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research (PMFDR) is not a standa