Prof Rohini Mokashi-Punekar's English translation of Trutiya Ratna — the first ever of Jyotirao Phule's 1855 play — had dramatised readings in Mumbai in July and August, taking a text that spent a century and a half confined to Marathi readers onto the English-language stage. Published 30 August 2026 | Category Announcements | Office Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences Two dramatised readings in Mumbai this year gave English-language audiences their first access to Jyotirao

The Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Saurabh Kumar, who has joined the Jyoti Bhupat Mehta School of Health Science & Technology as Assistant Professor in September 2026. Dr Kumar specialises in Biosensors Flexible and wearable sensors 2D nanomaterial MXene synthesis and applications Rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices, Non-invasive diagnostics He also has expertise in quality management systems and internal audit (IS/ISO/IEC 17025:2017), medical device testing and ca

Mr. Dipumoni Hazarika, Superintendent in the Stores and Purchase Section, retired on August 31, 2026 after more than 26 years of service. Mr Hazarika joined IIT Guwahati on August 18, 2000. The Institute thanks him for his invaluable service and wishes him a happy and healthy retirement.

IIT Guwahati is pleased to welcome Dr. Manjunath S. Vhatkar, who has joined the School of Business as Assistant Professor in August 2026. Dr Vhatkar specialises in retail supply chain management, omnichannel retail strategy, supply chain performance, structural equation modelling (SEM), optimisation, simulation and modelling, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). Dr Vhatkar comes to IIT Guwahati after serving as A

IIT Guwahati will confer its inaugural NPTEL Chair Professorships at the Institute's 33rd Foundation Day celebrations, to recognize and support outstanding faculty members of IIT Guwahati who have demonstrated excellence in research, innovation, and industry collaboration, and made significant contributions to NPTEL-SWAYAM Published 31 August 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Faculty Affairs The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), IIT Madras, h

Mr. Narendra Yadav has joined the Infrastructure Planning and Management Section as a Junior Technician on August 25, 2026. The Institute welcomes Mr Ghosh and wishes him a fulfilling career.

Mr. Basanta Ghosh has joined the Infrastructure Planning and Management Section as a Junior Technician on August 24, 2026. The Institute welcomes Mr Ghosh and wishes him a fulfilling career.

The Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Mahesh Shahadeo Nagargoje, who has joined the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering as Assistant Professor Gr. I, on August 7, 2026. His field of specialisation includes In Silico Clinical Trials in Stroke, Cardiovascular Biomechanics, and Medical Device Development. Dr. Nagargoje comes to IIT Guwahati after his Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics at the Department of Chemis

Prof PS Robi, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, retired on July 31, 2026, after nearly 30 years of service at IIT Guwahati. He joined the Institute on Feb 19, 1997. Prof Robi was the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department from 2003 to 2006 and the Dean of Research and Development from 2009 to 2012. During his tenure as Dean (R&D), he established the Technology Incubation Centre at IIT Guwahati and served, in an ex-officio capacity, with several key institutional committe

Mr. Kumud Barman, Executive Engineer in the Infrastructure Planning and Management Section, retired on July 31, 2026 after more than 26 years of service. Mr Barman joined IIT Guwahati on April 17, 2000. The Institute thanks him for his invaluable service and wishes him a happy and healthy retirement.

The Class of 2001 – one of the earliest graduating batches of IIT Guwahati – returned for Smriti 2026, their Silver Jubilee Reunion. From 30 July to 1 August, the Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium and the corridors of IIT Guwahati filled with the laughter of old friends, as they converted nostalgia into a message of optimism. Published 30 July 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Dean of ACIR Smriti 2026 was built around reconnection — with old classmates, with old teachers, an

Days after Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-I became India's first private orbital launch, Ashwin Mahavadi, SVP of Growth at Skyroot, came to IIT Guwahati, his alma mater, to talk to students about what it takes to build deep tech, and why the next decade in space looks promising for India. Published 30 July 2026 | Office Dean of ACIR | Category Guest Lectures IIT Guwahati hosted Ashwin Mahavadi (BTech, Civil Engineering, Batch of 2009), Senior Vice President, Skyroot Aerospace, fo

The Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), IIT Guwahati, in association with the Yoga Club and the Youth Empowerment Club, celebrated Guru Pūrṇimā with a series of events highlighting the rich legacy of the guru–śiṣya paramparā and the contributions of India's knowledge traditions. Published 30 July 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems Dedicated to Bhagavān Veda Vyāsa, revered as the World's Greatest Knowledge Architect, the celeb

A six-day orientation for undergraduates eased new students into campus life at IIT Guwahati. Published 27 July 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Dean of Academic Courses New BTech, BDes and BS undergraduates arrived at IIT Guwahati this July and settled in through a carefully structured induction programme held from 21 to 26 July 2026, ahead of the first day of instruction on 27 July. Anchored largely at the Dr Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium, the week moved beyond paperw

Three MTech students from IIT Guwahati received training to bridge human, animal and environmental health at a One Health workshop organised by the Centre for One Health, Education, Research & Development (COHERD), Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG). Published 25 July 2026 | Category Meetings and Workshops | Office Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology Three final-year MTech students from the Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health

Over 2,000 graduates received degrees at IIT Guwahati's 28th convocation. Dr Shivakumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, graced the occasion as the chief guest. The event brought together students for a day that was a celebration of individual achievement as well as a statement of the institute's growing impact on India's research and innovation landscape. Published 12 July 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Dean of Administration IIT G

Mr. Jnyanendra Boro has joined the Mechanical Engineering Department as a Junior Technician on July 09, 2026. The Institute welcomes Mr Boro and wishes him a fulfilling career.

Students from the Mehta Family School of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (MFSDS&AI) IIT Guwahati, presented a poster on an efficient spiking neural network for long-range time series at the prestigious International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2026 in Seoul, South Korea — a top tier, CORE A*-ranked international conference in Artificial Intelligence. Students from the SustainAI Lab at the Mehta Family School of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (MFSDS&AI

The National Conference on Emerging Materials for Next-Generation Photonics & Optoelectronics (EMPO 2026) was held at the Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, on 3–4 July. The two day event showcased advances in photonics and optoelectronics materials, gave student researchers visibility and built momentum for future collaboration. Published 6 July 2026 | Category Meetings & Conferences | Office Dept of Physics A Keynote on Seeing Inside Materials The conference opened with a

IIT Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Toho Koki Seisakusho Co., Ltd., a Japan-based semiconductor technology firm, to establish an academia-industry partnership including faculty exchange, joint research and internship opportunities in areas critical to semiconductor manufacturing. Published 30 June 2026 | Category Research & Partnerships | Office Alumni, Corporate and International Relations (ACIR) IIT Guwahati has formalised a Memorandum of Understandin