IIT Madras Report Shows India’s Start‑up Count Rises to 2.5 Lakh
An IIT Madras CREST analysis finds India now hosts 2.5 lakh start‑ups, with sharp growth in funded ventures, women founders, and innovation beyond major metro cities.
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AGC Opens Innovation Hub at IIT Hyderabad
AGC Asia Pacific India Private Limited has inaugurated the AAPI Innovation Hub at the IIT Hyderabad Technology Research Park, creating a joint platform for internships, collaborative research, and innovation‑driven projects between AGC engineers and IIT Hyderabad students and faculty in AI and digital technologies. AGC Launches AAPI Innovation Hub at IIT Hyderabad AGC Asia Pacific…
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Team Bags Second Place at Prestigious Imperial Barrel Award Asia Pacific 2026
A student team from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has secured second place at the Imperial Barrel Award 2026 Asia Pacific Regional Competition, a top global contest for geoscience and petroleum‑engineering students.
Global Rank Puts NITK Faculty in Spotlight
Associate Professor Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal has been recognised in the global list “50 Influential Thought Leaders in Civil Engineering – 2026.”
ANRF Selects 10 Convergence Research Centres
ANRF has selected 10 institutions, including IITs, NITs, and IIMs, to host Convergence Research Centres tackling archaeology, AI, rural development, digital humanities, and sustainable livelihoods through multidisciplinary collaboration.
TEXMiN, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and University of Pretoria Forge Critical Minerals Partnership
The TEXMiN Foundation, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen Indo–South African collaboration in critical minerals, rare‑earth element processing, and sustainable mining innovation, with a focus on joint research, technology translation, and global energy‑transition priorities. Strengthening Indo–South Africa Critical Minerals Ties TEXMiN Foundation, IIT…
IIT Roorkee and SkyySkill Academy Launch Advanced EV Technology Programmes
The Electronics & ICT Academy at IIT Roorkee has partnered with SkyySkill Academy to deliver industry‑aligned certification programmes in electric vehicle technology, equipping engineering graduates, diploma holders, and working professionals with practical, job‑ready skills for India’s fast‑growing EV sector.
IIT‑Kanpur Team Uses Alpha Waves to Decode Human Cognition
Researchers at IIT‑Kanpur are analysing relaxed‑state alpha‑wave activity recorded via EEG to understand how stress alters attention, working memory, and decision‑making in the human brain, and to build non‑invasive, data‑driven stress‑modelling tools for affective computing and mental‑health applications.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and DICV Conclude Startup Bootcamp
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), in collaboration with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), has completed the second edition of its Startup Bootcamp under the DICV–IIMCIP Social Impact Incubation Program for Viksit Bharat
Bombay High Court Denies Permanency to IIT Bombay Law Officer
The Bombay High Court has refused to regularise a contractual legal officer at IIT Bombay who had served nearly a decade, ruling that converting his temporary role into permanent employment would amount to a “backdoor entry” in public service, as the post was never sanctioned or intended to be permanent. Court Rejects Demand for Regularisation…