IIT Guwahati

20/08/2026

The July 2026 edition of Vijñāpti — the Institute's monthly newsletter — is here!

This month's edition captures a season of beginnings, endings, growth and relationships — from convocation to freshers induction, from alumni returning to campus to research recognition on the global stage.

Highlights include:

🔹 IIT Guwahati celebrates its 28th Convocation, with over 2,000 graduates receiving degrees and Dr Shivakumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, as chief guest
🔹 The Class of 2001 returns for Smriti 2026, their Silver Jubilee Reunion, marking 25 years since graduation
🔹 Skyroot Aerospace SVP Ashwin Mahavadi, an IITG alumnus, returns to campus to speak on deep tech and India's space ambitions
🔹 Students from the Mehta Family School of Data Science & AI present a brain-inspired spiking neural network model at ICML 2026 in Seoul
🔹 A six-day Induction Week welcomes the incoming batch of BTech, BDes, and BS undergraduates
🔹 EMPO 2026, a national conference on emerging photonics and optoelectronics materials, held at the Department of Physics

Read the full edition here https://iitgnewsletter.wixsite.com/iitgnewsletter/blog/tags/202607

15/08/2026

The Director, IIT Guwahati, Prof. Devendra Jalihal Hoisted the national flag on the occasion of 80th today.

11/08/2026

Hiring!

The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Guwahati is hiring Assistant Professors in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Biosensors, and Bioinstrumentation.

Last date for application is 31.08.2026

More details are available at https://tinyurl.com/ftt2cete

06/08/2026

Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati invites Expression of Interest (EOI) with the request to become a Technology Development Partner (TDP) leading to a transfer-of-technology (TOT) for the following technologies under a MEITY sponsored project proposed to be implemented at
IIT Guwahati.

Know more:https://iitg.ac.in/pdf/302a9e7d51943414556c4aef8d72de73-09-27-57y.pdf

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

04/08/2026

The next round of faculty recruitment for Assistant Professor Grade I and Grade II in 15 Departments and Schools begins at IIT Guwahati.

More details are available at https://tinyurl.com/ftt2cete

04/08/2026

Twenty-five years after graduating, the Class of 2001 returned to IIT Guwahati to revisit memories, and to engage with today's students and faculty. They reflected on how a young Institute shaped their journeys and how the next generation can shape its future.

Held from 30 July–1 August, Smriti 2026 brought together alumni for interactions with Institute leadership, faculty and students, departmental visits, and conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the evolving academic ecosystem at IIT Guwahati.

Faculty and alumni reflected together on the Institute's formative years, recalling the shared experience of building careers alongside a young and rapidly growing campus. They recalled old nicknames, and the senate hall rang with the laughter of people who had gone back in time by 25 years.

Members of the Class of 2001 also shared stories of initiative and perseverance. They visited the departments where they worked with a hunger to prove themselves. They recalled taking a handmade robot to IIT Bombay's technical festival before helping establish Techniche, IIT Guwahati's own technical festival—an event that has continued for 27 years and today welcomes tens of thousands of participants.



IIT Guwahati Alumni Association Student Alumni Interaction Linkage - SAIL

04/08/2026

𝐌𝐲 𝐈𝐈𝐓, 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞

A seventh-semester IIT Guwahati student describes the places and routines that shape campus life. Her account shifts focus from rankings and placements to the everyday moments students remember.

A seventh-semester IIT Guwahati student describes the places and routines that shape campus life. Her account shifts focus from rankings and placements to the everyday moments students remember.

31/07/2026

Guru Pūrṇimā Celebrations at IIT Guwahati

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 tradition and the contributions of India's knowledge traditions.

Dedicated to Bhagavān Veda Vyāsa, revered as the World's Greatest Knowledge Architect, the celebration recognised his monumental role as the compiler of the Vedas, author of the Brahma Sūtras, composer of the Mahābhārata, and compiler of the Aṣṭādaśa Purāṇas. His work laid the foundation for preserving and transmitting Indian Knowledge Systems across generations.

A major attraction of the event was the "Know Your Gurus" Exhibition, which showcased eminent gurus from diverse fields of knowledge, including Kātyāyana in mathematics, Bharata Muni in performing arts, Vidura in leadership, Chanakya in political thought, Suśruta in medicine, Viśvakarma in architecture, and the six classical Darśanas of Indian philosophy.

The programme featured three special lectures. Shri Raghu Anantha Narayanan Ji delivered "Veda Vyāsa: The World's Greatest Knowledge Architect." Prof. Kameshwar Shukla spoke on "Mahābhārata: Lessons for Students," while Prof. Uppuluri from the Department of Chemical Engineering addressed the significance of Guru Pūrṇimā and engaged students in a discussion on the Bhagavad Gītā and its relevance to student life.

The celebration also included Poetry Writing and Poster Making competitions. Avani Bhargav received the Best Poem award, while Sakshi Gujjar won the Best Poster award.

The exhibition was graced by Prof. Uday Shanker Dixit, Head, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, along with the Registrar, faculty members, research scholars, staff, and students from across IIT Guwahati.

The organizing team, Dasari Narasimha (Yoga Club), Jaya Bharti Singh (Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems), and Devyani (Youth Empowerment Club), expresses its heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made this celebration possible.

30/07/2026

Celebrating 25 Years of Memories! The Silver Jubilee Reunion of Class of 2001, is happening over three days (30 July - 1 August 2026) at IIT Guwahati.

The Open House is on July 31 at 5:00 pm, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium.

The Institute is happy to welcome the Class of 2001 back to campus for a chance to reconnect, relive cherished memories and celebrate this special milestone!



Alumni, Corporate and International Relations IIT Guwahati Alumni Association

29/07/2026

Ashwin Mahavadi (Civil Engg, Batch of 2009), SVP, Skyroot Aerospace, was on campus last week, days after Skyroot made India the third country in the world with a private orbital launch company.

His advice to students? "Build more." Go deep in your discipline, but pick up the basics across others disciplines to build real systems engineering capability.

During the Q&A that followed students asked him about preparing themselves for careers in deep tech, in entrepreneurship and about the scale of space research opportunities in India.

Skyroot Aerospace