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The India Today – MDRA Best Universities Ranking 2026 ranked IIIT Hyderabad in 10th place among Top Technical Universities in India.
Team India sweeps Gold and multiple awards at International Linguistics Olympiad at Romania. When IIIT-H mentored Team India dazzled at the recently held International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) at Romania, with a Gold and an impressive medal tally, it honoured an ancient legacy that goes back to grammarian Panini, from the 4th century BCE.
Team India sweeps Gold and multiple awards at International Linguistics Olympiad at Romania. When IIIT-H mentored Team India dazzled at the recently held International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) at Romania, with a Gold and an impressive medal tally, it honoured an ancient legacy that goes back to grammarian Panini, from the 4th century BCE.
IIIT-H sets up new centre to redefine learning in the age of AI
With artificial intelligence becoming all-pervasive, the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT Hyderabad) is setting up a new research centre, the Centre for Educational Technology and Learning Sciences (CETLS), to explore how people, including students and older people, learn in the age of AI, and how to help them improve their cognitive skills. Centre for Educational Technology and Learning Sciences – CETLS will focus on students up to Class 12, higher education, executive training, and learning for the third age. Instead of arguing for a blanket ban on AI in the classroom, the centre plans to focus on helping children improve their cognitive skills. The Centre for Educational Technology and Learning Sciences will work with schools to gain insights into the actual learning process, which it can then use to refine and improve educational methods. Globally known AI thought leader and the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) founder Raj Reddy will address the inaugural event on September 5 at the institute’s Gachibowli campus.
Dr Vishnu Sreekumar received the 2026 HPS–IMH Oration Award from Hyderabad Psychiatric Society on 23 August. In his oration, he examined the role of AI and computational cognitive science in psychiatry, separating hype from reality. He also proposed a framework for collaboration among AI researchers, cognitive scientists, engineers, psychiatrists, and patients that moves beyond early detection towards understanding treatment-relevant mechanisms.
Dr Aakansha Natani, Assistant Professor, Human Sciences Research Centre, was awarded the Australia–France Indo-Pacific Visiting Fellowship Studies Grant 2026 by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She will join the University of Queensland, Brisbane, later this year to work on her project, “Data as Public Good: Cross-regional Insights from India and Australia”.
For more: https://socialsciences.org.au/news/afips-visiting-fellowship-grant-recipients-announced/
Dr Aakansha Natani, Assistant Professor, Human Sciences Research Centre, was awarded the Australia–France Indo-Pacific Visiting Fellowship Studies Grant 2026 by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She will join the University of Queensland, Brisbane, later this year to work on her project, “Data as Public Good: Cross-regional Insights from India and Australia”.
Dr Aakansha Natani, Assistant Professor, Human Sciences Research Centre, was awarded the Australia–France Indo-Pacific Visiting Fellowship Studies Grant 2026 by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She will join the University of Queensland, Brisbane, later this year to work on her project, “Data as Public Good: Cross-regional Insights from India and Australia”.
For more: https://socialsciences.org.au/news/afips-visiting-fellowship-grant-recipients-announced/
IIIT-H Launches Centre for Educational Technology and Learning Sciences (CETLS) to Reimagine Learning in the Age of AI
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IIIT-H launches JA Chowdary Faculty Chair on its Foundation Day Celebrations
A new faculty chair backed by technology ecosystem veteran J.A. Chowdary will strengthen research and innovation in emerging technologies at IIIT Hyderabad as the institute enters its 30th year. The JA Chowdary Faculty Chair, established with support from Chowdary, founder of ISF and Junicorn 100K, will have a dedicated corpus. The initiative was announced at the institute’s 29th Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday, held around the theme “Navigating the Future of AI & Technology.” Cyient Founder Chairman and Board Member and former Nasscom chairman B.V.R. Mohan Reddy was the chief guest and keynote speaker. He stressed the need for stronger academia-industry links to develop talent, drive innovation and translate research into real-world impact. The institute also presented its 2026 Alumni Achiever Awards to CEO of Character.ai Karandeep Anand; founder and CTO of LoadShare Networks Pramod Nair; and principal scientist at ServiceNow and assistant professor at McGill University Siva Reddy Goli.
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Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) under Two-Cover Bid System for supply of GPU Server
Notice Inviting Tender(NIT) under Two-CoverBid SystemFor supply of GPU Server International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad Tender No.: IIIT-H/Purchase/2026/16 Date: 31st August 2026, Sealed quote should reach the address below on or before 19th September 2026@ 12:00 PM. Document Link: GPU Server DirectorIIIT HyderabadProfessor CR Rao Rd, Gachibowli, Hyderabad,Telangana – […]
Engineering The Energy Transition | IIIT Hyderabad’s Roadmap for Al, Research and Innovation
India’s energy transition is becoming increasingly technology-driven, requiring smarter grids, advanced computing, data-led decision-making and skilled professionals. As the country expands renewable energy. green hydrogen and grid automation, stronger links between technology, research and education will be essential. In this conversation, Prof. Sandeep Kumar Shukla, Professor & Director, IIIT Hyderabad, speaks with Nandini Jha of Elets News Network about leveraging Al, computing and research to address India’s energy challenges, from smarter grids and predictive maintenance to green hydrogen and digital SCADA. IIIT Hyderabad’s strengths in machine learning time-series forecasting, signal processing and lot map directly onto this load and renewable-generation forecasting. Our Smart City Living Lab already treats the campus as an instrumented testbed for energy, water and air quality data, which gives students real sensor streams rather than synthetic datasets.