Dr. Ravi Kiran Sarvadevabhatla’s project proposal on developing AI based solutions for understanding historical manuscripts was awarded second prize at the GyanSetu AI Innovation Challenge at Gyan Bharatam International Conference at Delhi on 13 September 2025.
Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in recognition of his pioneering research, contributions to engineering education, and leadership in advancing scientific knowledge.
Dr. Nazia Akhtar was appointed to the executive editorial board of the Journal of Urdu Studies in June 2025.
Dr. Saurabh Todaria has been appointed as a member of the Textbook Development Team (TDT) for Philosophy textbooks for Grades 11 and 12, under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in July 2025.
Prof. K S Rajan was selected as one of the jury members for selecting grand finale winners of Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon 2025 (BAH 2025).
Mr. Shatrunjay Rawat has been appointed as a member of Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Digital Address Digital Public Infrastructure (Digital Address DPI) by the Government of lndia – Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (DAC Cell).
Dr. P Pravin Kumar Venkat Rao was selected for the prestigious Centre for Engineering Education & Excellence (CEEE) programme – an initiative sponsored by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in collaboration with the Infosys Foundation and AICTE, focusing on enhancing teaching excellence in the domain of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Prof. Chittaranjan Hens, Prof. Karthik Vaidyanathan, and Prof. Gowtham Kurri were awarded the Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant initiated under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation.
Dr. Nimmi Rangaswamy has been appointed as Mentor Professor, an honorary position, at Nayanta University in March 2025.
Dr. Nimmi Rangaswamy has been appointed as a member of Indian Journal of Gender Studies (IJGS) Editorial Advisory Board in February 2025.