Tarang Vaish (Class of 2005, CTO and co-founder, Granica) and Alexander Seelam (Class of 2025, 2une at Physics Wallah) on what they built at IIT Guwahati, how they recovered after setbacks, and what they’d tell students starting out. Published 30 September 2026 | Office Dean of ACIR | Category Guest Lectures When Alexander Seelam went looking for the first customers of his startup, twenty prospects turned him away. He didn’t read the refusals as a verdict on himself or his pr

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

During his visit to the United States in April 2026, Prof Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati, met with alumni in four cities — New Jersey, Boston, San Diego, and Cupertino. Published 26 April 2026 | Category Meetings & Conferences | Office Alumni, Corporate and International Relations The gatherings held in New Jersey on April 18 was hosted by Mohit Bansal (BTech, ECE, 1999) On April 21, the Director met alumni in San Diego in an event organised by Ashish Basireddy (BTe