The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has experienced a substantial increase in the past year, as reported by the institute. Throughout the year, they have achieved great strides in placements, installing a PARAM KAMRUPA supercomputer, setting up a medical school in the North East region to better the healthcare infrastructure, supporting startups and having members of their faculty among the world’s top 2% of scientists.
IIT Guwahati saw a record-breaking 218 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) during their 2022 Placement Phase 1. This was the highest number of PPOs in the past four years, with the highest offer being worth Rs 1.2 crore. Furthermore, the institute achieved an all-time high in total placements, with 919 offers made, of which the highest was Rs 2.4 crore. This is a significant increase compared to 2021, when 843 students were placed.
This year, IIT Guwahati held onto its spot in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) at number seven in the ‘engineering’ category and eighth in the ‘overall’ category. In addition, the institute advanced 11 places in the QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2023, to the 384th spot in the overall ranking in the world, compared to the 395th rank in the previous year. IIT Guwahati was ranked 37th in the world in citations per faculty with a score of 96.3 percent.
At the start of 2022, the institute declared the beginning of post graduate certificate courses in cyber security, artificial intelligence and deep learning with the intention of furnishing career improvement and ability amplification for working professionals in the industry and business world.
IIT Guwahati reported in February 2022 that they would be starting a BTech in energy engineering from the 2022-2023 academic year, which would be administered through their School of Energy Science and Engineering. At the same time, they also declared the commencement of a Master’s program in Liberal Arts from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, commencing in 2022-2023.
In October 2022, IIT Guwahati presented a 3D-printed sentry post to the Indian Army as part of their in-house research and development program in accordance with a contract signed between the Eastern Army Command and IIT Guwahati to create economical and long-lasting defence structures for the Army.
The scientists at IIT Guwahati have created a variety of tools and techniques in the fields of healthcare, farming, computing, prosthetics, and AI.
In October 2022, President of India, Droupadi Murmu travelled to IIT Guwahati and launched the ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and ‘SAMEER’ high power component laboratory. Earlier in May 2022, IIT Guwahati had signed an agreement with Mehta Family Foundation (MFF) from Houston, Texas, USA to establish the ‘Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology.’
In May 2022, IIT Guwahati and the Assam government sealed a deal to create ‘The Assam Advanced Health Innovation Institute (AAHII)’. This project involves building a research institute, a Post Graduate Medical College providing advanced medical degrees, and a 350-bed multi-specialty hospital occupying 50,000 square meters in the IIT, Guwahati campus. In August 2022, the institute established the ICMR-DHR centre of excellence for biomedical device and diagnostics innovation and commercialization.
On its 29th anniversary, IIT Guwahati entered into a pact with Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited for research on cancer detection. The collaboration saw the foundation of a research hub, C-CARD, which is dedicated to devising advanced, yet economical, diagnostic solutions for cancer and other non-communicable diseases.
Rakhi Chaturvedi from the biosciences and bioengineering department of IIT Guwahati was honored by the office of the principal scientific advisor and the British High Commission in New Delhi in May 2022 as one of the top 75 female Indian professionals in STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, applied arts and mathematics).
In October 2022, 21 staff at IIT Guwahati were chosen as part of Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% scientists. This selection was headed by IIT Guwahati’s director, T G Sitharam, and included faculty from civil engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, chemical engineering, biosciences and bioengineering, chemistry, electrical and electronics, which were scored on the basis of their research publications citations and overall impact in their respective fields.
IIT Guwahati entered into a pact with South Dakota Mines, Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), and Keio University in Japan to progress research activities. Furthermore, it collaborated with Assam Survey and Settlement Training Centre, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and a gang of Australians headed by the High Commissioner with the aim of establishing multiple collaborations on multiple projects and initiatives in diverse areas.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati held the National Conclave on ‘science and technology advancement of indigenous people’ in association with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA). The event demonstrated a range of DST’s initiatives to raise the standard of living of Tribal Communities through Science, Technology and Innovation, while also discussing the difficulties and chances for strengthening their lives and livelihoods.
T G Sitharam, director of IIT Guwahati, discussed the advancements of the institute in 2022, claiming that it had advanced in all areas of education and research, while working to strengthen its relationship with the Government of India and Government of Assam, as well as industries, PSUs, academia, and other organizations such as the Army, Railways, Telecommunications, ICMR, Water Resources, Disaster Management, and International agencies, in order to contribute to nation building.
