Dr. Nazia Akhtar received a special commendation from the jury of the Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation. Nazia translated the Urdu short story Chhottam Jaan written by Zeenath Sajida. In 2017, Nazia was awarded a New India Foundation fellowship to write a book on Urdu prose by Hyderabadi women.
In a survey conducted by DataQuest Best T-School, IIIT Hyderabad has been ranked third at All India Level and has been ranked second in the South zone. The survey focussed on UG programs offered at Higher education institutions and technical institutions. The methodology consists of 48 attributes grouped into 6 sections based on 4 parameters – PACE: (i) Placements – 30% (ii) Academic & research – 30% (iii) Campus infrastructure – 15% (iv) Engagement and Outreach etc. – 25%.
Vivek Mathur, UG3-CND, working under the supervision of Dr. Tapan Kumar Sau participated in the Summer Research Fellowship program from June – August organized jointly by The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), The Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI). The program was onsite at IIT Delhi, Laboratory of Electronic Materials with Dr. Nirat Ray, Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering. He was selected in the “Engineering including Computer Sciences” category.
Shri Vidhatri M M, UG4, CND received the best paper award in the Sensors and Measurements section for her work on Development of sensor for monitoring the integrity of lubrication system of heavy duty pumps in nuclear reactors at the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET 2022) in NIT Patna from 24 – 25 June.