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.

The 26th edition of Techniche started on 27th August, drawing more than 50,000 visitors across four days of competitive robotics events, technopreneurship, and cultural performances on campus. Published 31 August 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Dean of Student Affairs This year's Techniche, IIT Guwahati's annual techno-management fest, was inaugurated on 27th August at Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium. The theme for the year was "Evolved Beings". The inauguration was foll

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

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 Social Service Club (SSC) and Awareness Club joined hands on 28th August 2026, to celebrate Raksha Bandhan through an outreach initiative centered on gratitude, community spirit, and inclusion. Published 29 August 2026 | Category Community & Outreach | Office Students' Welfare Board Student volunteers visited various hostel messes and administrative facilities across campus to tie rakhis to mess workers and support staff, expressing sincere appreciation for their tireless

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.

DISHA, IIT Guwahati's education outreach programme, took school kids out of the classroom and turned a chapter on trigonometry turned into a hands-on exercise in measuring a real building DISHA, the student-led educational outreach initiative at IIT Guwahati, organised an interactive Fun & Learn activity titled "Playing Trigonometry" for local school students of Classes VIII , IX and X on 23rd August 2026. The workshop set young learners a tangible task: calculating the heigh

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati marked India's Independence Day on 15th August 2026 with a series of vibrant events that brought together the entire campus community. Published 16 Aug 2026 | Category Institute Events | Office Dean of Administration Independence Day at IIT Guwahati began with the flag hoisting ceremony at the SAC grounds, led by Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director of IIT Guwahati. Following the hoisting, a march past was held, with the Director taking

On International Youth Day, the Youth Empowerment Club (YEC) hosted an interactive evening. The event brought together students from across batches for an evening centered around engagement, dialogue, and leadership. Published 9 Sept 2026 | Category Student Events | Office Students' Welfare Board Marking International Youth Day on 12th August, 2026, the Youth Empowerment Club (YEC) hosted an interactive on-ground evening at the New SAC Foyer. The event brought together studen

The Youth Empowerment Club (YEC) organized "AWAAZ," a reel-making competition exclusively for freshers Published 11 Aug 2026 | Category Student Events | Office Students' Welfare Board The Youth Empowerment Club (YEC) organized "AWAAZ," an inter-branch reel-making competition exclusively for freshers, held online between 2nd and 10th August, 2026. AWAAZ challenged students to recreate iconic cinematic scenes by reimagining them through pressing socio-cultural themes to encoura

To help incoming students ease into campus life and build lasting bonds, Saathi Counselling Cell under the Students’ Welfare Board (SWB) organized a three-day Ice Breaking Session this August. Published 10 August 2026 | Category Health & Wellbeing | Office Student Affairs Held over three days in August, Ice Breaking Sessions were an important part of Saathi Counselling Cell's orientation efforts. They brought together freshers from across disciplines and hostels in a structur

The IEEE Guwahati Subsection marked five years of advancing technology, professional excellence, and community engagement in Northeast India with a cleanliness drive. Published 10 August 2026 | Category Professional Networks | Office Dept of EEE The IEEE Guwahati Subsection celebrated its 5th Anniversary on 9 August 2026, marking five years of advancing technology, professional excellence, and community engagement in Northeast India, under the leadership of Prof. Chandan Kuma

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