29 June to 1 July 2026

3 Day Residential Vigyan Pratibha Workshop 2.O (HBCSE):

3 Day Residential Workshop for Science & Mathematics Teachers From 29 June - 1 July 2026, IIT Guwahati hosted the Vigyan Pratibha three day residential workshop for Science and Mathematics teachers from Assam & Sikkim states. Organized in collaboration with HBCSE and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, the program focused on professional development and new teaching approaches for school teachers.

The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Salil Kashyap, Coordinator CET, IIT Guwahati. Prof. Deepa Chari delivered main address, and Mr. Dilip Boro, Joint Registrar & HoS OES, gave the vote of thanks.

20-22 May 2026

3 Day Residential Vigyan Pratibha Workshop (HBCSE):

3 Day Residential Workshop for Science & Mathematics Teachers From 20 - 22 May 2026, IIT Guwahati hosted the Vigyan Pratibha three‑day residential workshop for Science and Mathematics teachers from Northeast states. Organized in collaboration with HBCSE and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, the program focused on professional development and new teaching approaches for school teachers.

Teachers from state government secondary schools in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam, and BTC area of Assam took part.

Distinguished resource persons included Prof. Deepa Chari, Prof. Aniket Sule, Prof. Mukul Mhaskey, from HBCSE; Prof. Ajit Mohan Srivastava from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics; Prof. Sumana Dutta from IIT Guwahati; and Prof. Soumen Manna from Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar. Their sessions blended practical classroom strategies, hands on activities, and deeper subject understanding to help teachers inspire students in science and mathematics.

The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Hemant B. Kaushik, Dean OES, IIT Guwahati. Prof. Deepa Chari delivered main address, and Mr. Dilip Boro, Joint Registrar & HoS OES, gave the vote of thanks.

18-20 May 2026

3 Day Residential AI Teacher Training:

Outreach Education & Skilling IIT Guwahati organized a three-day AI teacher training in collaboration with Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB). A total of 70 teachers attended. The resource persons were Prof. S. M. Hazarika, Prof. Ratnajit Bhattacharjee, Dr. Debanga Raj Neog, and MFSDS & AI team.

ASSEB has introduced AI as a subject in 70 schools across Assam as pilot project. This training helped teachers gain confidence and practical skills to teach AI in these schools.

2025

Exposure visit program Hon'ble Minister Bimal Bora MLA Consistuency:

A delegation of 300 students from Dibrugarh district visited IIT Guwahati for an educational exposure programme. The visit took place under the aegis of Hon'ble Minister Bimal Bora of Tingkhong Constituency, Assam. The students toured multiple departments and research facilities across the campus to gain first-hand insight into academic programme, laboratory work, and ongoing research activities

During the visit, departmental faculty and staff provided interactive demonstrations, short presentations, and guided lab tours to help students understand core concepts and practical applications in engineering, science, and technology. The programme aimed to inspire higher education aspirations, acquaint students with career pathways in STEM, and foster links between schools in Dibrugarh district and IIT Guwahati’s academic resources.

1 Jan to 31 Dec 2026

Exposure Visit from Various School/College/University:

During 1 January - 31 December 2025, over 10,000 students and guide teachers from schools, colleges, and universities of North Eastern states visited IIT Guwahati. They visited many departments and Centre such as Design, Chemistry, BSBSE, Physics, CIF, Nanotechnology, Polymer, TIC, SART, Drone Technology, CSE, MFSDS & AI, TIH, School of Health Sciences, Environment, CET, and Central Library. Visitors saw lab demonstrations, met faculty, took part in hands-on activities, and attended presentations about research and courses. These visits helped students learn about higher education, research, and new technologies, and built stronger links between their institutions and IIT Guwahati.

5-9 Jan 2026

Research Base AI Workshop for Delegates from Royal University of Bhutan:

A five-day residential Research-Based AI Workshop was organized by Outreach Education Programme, IIT Guwahati, for delegates from Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan. The workshop took place from 5 to 9 January 2026 and was attended by 30 participants. Resource persons from MFSDS & AI group at IIT Guwahati led the sessions.

The workshop aimed to build research skills, enhance understanding of AI concepts, and foster collaboration between Sherubtse College and IIT Guwahati. Feedback from participants was positive, noting the usefulness of practical sessions and clarity of instruction.

29 Dec 25 to 2 Jan 2026

Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp (MOTC):

Outreach Education Programme (OEP), IIT Guwahati, successfully conducted Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp (MOTC) from 29 December 2025 to 2 January 2026. The residential training was held at IIT Guwahati campus under the special guidance of Prof. Anupam Saikia, Professor of Mathematics and Dean, Outreach Education Programme.

The camp brought together talented students and experienced resource persons to strengthen problem-solving skills, mathematical reasoning, and conceptual understanding in preparation for national and international mathematics competitions. Sessions included focused lectures, problem-solving workshops, mock tests and doubt-clearing.

Out of 40 participants, Mr. Nikhilesh Gogoi from Shiksha Valley School, Dibrugarh, achieved an outstanding result by securing Rank 1 in India and World Rank 2 in Global Mathematics Olympiad. Mr. Arindam Shee from Adharchand Higher Secondary School, Silchar, was selected for the BS Mathematics program at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI)

18-19 Dec 25

2 Day Science Facilitators Workshop:

Outreach Education Programme, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with the Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC) and under Government of Assam Ministry of Science & Technology, successfully conducted a two-day Science Facilitators Workshop from 18 to 19 December 2025. The workshop brought together 63 participants—science teachers and facilitators—from across the region. Sessions were delivered by IIT Guwahati faculty who covered contemporary teaching methods, hands-on demonstrations, and interactive activities designed to strengthen classroom practice and student engagement in science.

8 Dec 2025

NASI – Children Science Meet:

About 1,000 students from 15 schools across Assam attended NASI Children’s Science Meet at IIT Guwahati on 8 December 2025.

27 Nov to 1 Dec 2026

Shillong Regional Level Science Congress for JNV’s Students:

From 27 November to 1 December 2025, Outreach Education Programme, IIT Guwahati, successfully conducted a five-day residential Regional Science Congress for students from North Eastern 8 States Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. The event brought together 100 girls and boys for intensive hands-on learning, featuring multiple practical sessions across science disciplines. Participants engaged in laboratory experiments, project demonstrations, and guided workshops that reinforced scientific methods and problem-solving skills. In addition to classroom activities, students toured several IIT Guwahati laboratories, interacting with faculty and researchers to gain insight into real-world research environments.

26-29 Nov 2025

NCERT AI Bootcamp:

A five-day residential NCERT AI Bootcamp was organized by Outreach Education Programme, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with PSS Central Institute of Vocational Training, Bhopal. The programme ran from 26th November to 30th November 2025 and was attended by 50 students representing the North-Eastern states. Resource persons from MFSDS & AI delivered the sessions, which combined theoretical foundations with hands-on practical activities.

The workshop successfully enhanced participants’ foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and practical skills for designing simple AI solutions. Feedback collected at conclusion indicated high satisfaction with course content.

Sept 25 to Jan 2026

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya 5 Day Residential Teacher Training (Science, Mathematics, Computer Science & Humanities):

From September 2025 to January 2026 Outreach Education Programme, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Navodaya Leadership Institute, Rangia, conducted five-day residential teachers training for about 500 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya teachers in Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Humanities across six batches. IIT Guwahati faculty led sessions focused on hands-on pedagogy, low-cost experiments, and digital tools to boost classroom engagement. Participant feedback showed increased confidence and practical classroom application.

July – Oct 2025

AROHAN: (A flagship initiative of Chief Minister of Assam, started in 2023 and ongoing):

AROHAN is a flagship initiative of Chief Minister of Assam that started in 2023. From July 2025 to October 2025, about 4,500 students and 1,000 guide teachers visited IIT Guwahati in 12 batches. The groups also included a medical team, magistrates, and Samagra Shiksa Assam officials. The main goal of AROHAN is to support Class IX to X topper students from remote, rural, and economically disadvantaged government schools. All students and their guide teachers stayed on IIT Guwahati campus during the visits. While at IITG, the students met and spoke with IITG faculty members who gave them guidance about future careers.

The program helped students from underserved areas see possible paths for higher education and careers.

4 – 8 Aug 2025

5 Day Residential Mukhya Mantrir Vigyan Pratibha Sandhan:

A 5-day residential mentorship program was held at IIT Guwahati from 4th to 8th August 2025. Fifty selected students (25 girls and 25 boys) attended the program under Mukhya Mantrir Vigyan Pratibha Sandhan, in collaboration with Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC). The program was organized by the Outreach Education Program, IIT Guwahati — Second Batch.

After the program ended, all students and ASTEC team visited ISRO. Out of 50 students, three students were also selected to visit Cambridge University under the guidance of Prof. Anupam Saikia (Dean OEP).

5 – 9 Feb 2025

5 Day Residential Mukhya Mantrir Vigyan Pratibha Sandhan:

100 selected students (50 girls and 50 boys) attended a five-day residential mentorship program at IIT Guwahati. The program was conducted by Outreach Education Programme under the Mukhya Mantrir Vigyan Pratibha Sandhan scheme and organized in collaboration with the Assam Science, Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC). Students took part in science sessions, hands-on activities, and mentoring by IIT Guwahati faculty and staff.

After the program ended, all students and ASTEC team visited the ISRO facility to learn about space science and satellite technology. In addition, six outstanding students from the group were selected to visit Cambridge University for further exposure and learning under the guidance of Prof. Anupam Saikia (Dean OEP).

14 – 16 May 2025

3 Day Residential AI Teacher Training:

Outreach Education Programme IIT Guwahati organized a three-day AI teacher training in collaboration with Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB). A total of 124 teachers attended. The resource persons were Prof. S. M. Hazarika, Prof. Ratnajit Bhattacharjee, Dr. Debanga Raj Neog, and MFSDS & AI team.

ASSEB has introduced AI as a subject in 70 schools across Assam as pilot project. This training helped teachers gain confidence and practical skills to teach AI in these schools.

21-25 Nov 2022

Regional Children's Science Congress - 2022
100 selected students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya from the entire N.E. Region participated in the Regional Children's Science Congress-2022 held at IIT Guwahati. The inaugural function was graced by Prof. S.K. Kakoty, Dy. Director, IIT Guwahati as Chief Guest, and Mr. Gunamani Das, Dy. Registrar, IIT Guwahati and Mr. Aditya Prakash Singh, Asstt. Commissioner as Guests of Honour. The Congress also included visit of students to Central Instruments Facility, IIT Guwahati and to Regional Science Centre, Khanapara and Guwahati Planetarium. The Congress concluded with a Valedictory Function with Prof. P.K. Iyer, Dean, Public Relations Branding & Ranking as Chief Guest.

23 Sep 2022

SSB sponsored educational tour programme
24 Bn SSB, Rangia organised an excursion cum study tour for 30 girl students from bordering villages of Tamulpur and Udalguri districts. As part of the tour program the team visited IITG and the students had an interactive session with Deputy Director, Dean(OEP), and DR(OEP) of IITG.

07-09 Sep 2022

State Meet of Aryabhatta Science Centre organised by Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC)
Selected students from different development blocks of 34 districts of Assam participated in the state-level program which had in its schedule different competitions and exhibitions like speech competition, poster drawing competition, S&T model making competition cum exhibition, idea competition, etc. Some of the learned professors of IITG judged the competitions. Inaugural function of the program was attended by many dignitaries including Sjt. Keshab Mahanta, Hon'ble Minister of Science Technology and Climate Change Dept, Govt. of Assam and Smt. Laya Madduri, IAS, Sec'y to Govt. of Assam, Science Technology and Climate Change Dept, Govt. of Assam.

08 Apr 2022

Visit from Harekrishna Mandir, North Guwahati
Students from Gurukul of Hare Krishna Mandir North Guwahati visited IITG to attend an exhibition organised by Centre for Indian Knwoledge System (CIKS) at the Conference Conference.

24 Feb 2021

SSB sponsored educational tour programme
23rd Bn SSB, Lalpool, Udalguri organised a programme under which 20 students of bordering area were given the opportunity to visit IITG along with some other important places in Guwahati.

17-18 Feb 2020

Northeast Institutional Heads Conclave
Institutional Heads of CFTIs of Northeast India congregated here for a two-day conclave. As many as five MoUs were signed by IITG during the conclave with CIT Kokrajhar, NEHU Shillong, NIT Mizoram, IASST Guwahati and NIT Manipur respectively.

15 Nov 2019

Outreach event in collaboration with SPIE
An optics outreach programme-Symposium V- was held at Bodoland University.

• Dr. Debasish Borah (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: The evolution of our Universe and our place in the cosmos:Physics Nobel Prize 2019)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)

08 Nov 2019

Science camp
A science camp was organised for the students of Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Nalbari at the Institute campus. About 35 students of class X attended the camp.

• Dr. Kalyan Raidongia (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Anil Mukund Limaye (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Manabendra Sarma (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Uttam Manna (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Shyamal Kumar Mondal (Technical Superintendent, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Nandan Kanan Das (Assistant Workshop Superintendent, IIT Guwahati)

28 Sep 2019

Outreach programme for college students
An outreach programme for B.Sc(Physics) students was held at the Department of Physics IITG. Students from five different institutes of Assam participated in the programme comprising of talks, lab visits, hands-on session,etc.

• Prof. Subhradip Ghosh (HOD Physics, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Opportunities of higher education for B.Sc. students in IIT/IISERS/IISc)
• Dr. Debasish Borah (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sovan Chakraborty (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Ultra High Energy Neutrinos: Unique Messenger from Cosmic Distances (An Indian Perspective))
• Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Introduction to Supercomputers)
• Mr. Sourav Chattopadhyay (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Role of Numerical Integration in Physics)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Lokesh Chakraborty (Junior Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Arijit Chakraborty (IIT Guwahati)

13 Sep 2019

Lectures
Two lectures for school students of the campus was held at the Conference Centre.

• Prof. S.S.Ghosh (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Crux of Cell Locomotion:Merits and Issues)
• Mr. Sourav Chattopadhyay (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Brief Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML))

05-11 Sep 2019

Interactive session at BITS Pilani
An interactive session on matters related to pedagogy was held at the Teaching Learning Centre (TLC) of BITS Pilani Goa Campus.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)

09-10 Aug 2019

Interactive session at Dibrugarh University
An interactive session on IITG's outreach activities and on popular science topics was held at Dibrugarh University. The session was attended by undergraduate and post graduate students of the upper Assam region.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. Bipul Bhuyan (Professor, IIT Guwahati)

21 Jul 2019

Visit to Flood Relief Camp
In order to relieve stress of young campers, a visit to a flood relief camp at Goroimari was organised. Science related activities were held to amuse the young campers.

• Dr. Harsh Chaturvedi (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)

16 May 2019

International Day of Light
The OEP and SPIE-IITG Student Chapter celebrated the International Day of Light with participation from many schools of Guwahati.

03-04 May 2019

Workshop for school teachers in mathematics
A workshop for school teachers was held at Golaghat, Assam and was attended by more than thirty-five teachers from fifteen different schools. The workshop consisted of four interactive sessions and the attending teachers greatly benefited from it.

• Prof. Anupam Saikia (Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Manoj Kumar Sarma (Assistant Professor, Guwahati College)
• Mr. Birabrata Das Chowdhury (Lecturer, Bongaigaon Polytechnic)

04-06 Dec 2018

TISS AESDII Eastern Conclave
The conclave held at the Institute aimed at mentoring young entrepreneurs of the country.

• Prof. Gautam Biswas (Director, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. S.K.Kakoty (Dean IPM, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. S.K.Khijwania (Head, CET, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sudip Mitra (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. S.K.Srivastava (VC, NEHU)

02-07 Dec 2018

JNV Regional Science Congress
About 160 students benefitted from the congress held at the Institute campus for students of all 83 Navodaya Vidyalayas in Northeast India.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sayan Chakrabarti (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay (Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. John Jose (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Harsh Chaturvedi (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Debasish Borah (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Biplab Bose (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Kalyan Raidongia (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Charu Monga (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Nurul Islam (Senior Technical Superintendent, IIT Guwahati)

20 Nov 2018

Discussion
An in-house discussion was held between KV IITG administration and parents of students.

01 Sep 2018

Interaction with students of Don Bosco College Tura
An interactive session with students was held at Don Bosco College Tura, Meghalaya.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)

25 Aug 2018

Wonders of Science and Numbers
An event for school and college students entitled 'Wonder of science and numbers' was held at the Conference Centre.

• Dr. Uttam Manna (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Super-Liquid (Oil/Water) Wettability: A Lesson from Mother Nature)
• Mr. Dinesh Lahoti (Founder of Edugenie, IIT Guwahati(Alumnus), Talk: Experience the WOWness)

27 Apr 2018

Meeting
A meeting between representatives of USTM and Heads of Centers and Departments of IITG was held at the Guest House. The meeting focused on the development of various programmes and course curricula in USTM and how IIT Guwahati can provide guidance to such a new university.

27 Mar 2018

Public Lecture
The OEP and Department of Physics organised a public lecture on Ultra-cold Atoms at the Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium, IITG.

• Prof. Luis Santos (Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leibniz University of Hannover, Talk: The world of the ultra-low temperatures)

09 Mar 2018

Observation of Institute Open Day
Insitute Open Day was observed by hosting in the campus more than 250 college students in talks, quizzes, interactions, counselling, exhibitions, lab visits and workshops.

• Dr. Prasenjit Khanikar (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Akshai Kumar A.S (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)

06 Mar 2018

Workshop with FICE INTEL
IITG in collaboration with Foundation for Innovative and Collaborative Education (FICE), INTEL conducted a 3-month programme to bridge the innovation gap between leading urban schools and the schools that cater to the not-so-priviledged children. The programme focused on six(6) nearby schools and conducted several workshops and meeting to work with the students in preparing science projects including microprocessor based electronics projects based on Intel Galileo Boards.

• Dr. Harsh Chaturvedi (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Charu Monga (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Lokesh Chakraborty ( Junior Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)

06 Feb 2018

Seminar
A seminar on Tissue Engineering was held at the Conference Centre.

• Dr. Biman B. Mandal (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Tissue Engineering:Lab Grown Human Tissue and Organs)

13 Dec 2017

Interaction with students of Gauhati University
An interactive session with students was held at Gauhati University.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)

17 Nov 2017

Talks on Nobel Prize 2017
A series of lectures were delivered by Institute professors on Nobel Prize winning topics of 2017 at an outreach event held at the Conference Centre.

• Dr. Harsh Chaturvedi (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Bio-Clock)
• Dr. Sayan Chakrabarti (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Gravitational waves finally captured)
• Dr. Amarjyoti Mahanta (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Richard Thaler: making economics more human)
• Prof. R. Swaminathan (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: CRYO-ELECTRON Microscopy: What is so cool about it?)

28 Oct 2017

Outreach event: Arithmophobia
About 200 school children and teachers participated in an outreach event held to help children dispel fear of mathematics. The event was named 'Arithmophobia: how to deal with it'.

• Mr. Subhasis Das (Senior Curator of Mathematics Lab, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum(BITM), Kolkata)
• Prof. Bhaba K. Sarma (Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Dinesh Lahoti (Founder of Edugenie, IIT Guwahati(Alumnus))

09 Sep 2017

Problem solving camp
About 70 college students from different colleges of Guwahati attended the problem solving camp on physics which was held for the purpose of building confidence in them to compete at national level exams like NET, GATE and JAM.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)

29 Aug 2017

Outreach event in collaboration with SPIE
The SPIE-IITG student chapter in association with the Department of Physics and OEP Office organized a day long programme at two high schools in Barhampur, Nagaon.

• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Rahul Kesarwani (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Santanu Konwar (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Prahlad K. Baruah (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Pulak Dutta (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. S.S.Gautam Buddha (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Jagamohan Rao (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)

04 Aug 2017

Seminar
Two public lectures were held at the Conference Centre. The lectures were mostly attended by students.

• Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Technology and Our Future)
• Prof. Utpal Bora (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Nerve Conduits for Neurosurgery)

04 Jul 2017

Interaction with students of St. Anthony's College, Shillong
An interaction with students of St. Anthonys's College, Shillong was held on topics such as basic science and career counselling.

• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)

17 Jun 2017

Interaction with college teachers
The interactive programme was participated by Heads of different departments of IITG and Dean OEP. A few eminent personalities of other institutes also participated in the programme held for college teachers.

• Prof. Anil Goswami (Retired Professor, Cotton University)
• Prof. Dhrubajyoti Saikia (Vice Chancellor, Cotton University)
• Prof. Saurabh Basu (Dean OEP, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)

09 Jun 2017

Interactive session on science olypiads
About 50 children participated in the session on Junior Science Olympiads which also included demonstration of simple experiments.

• Dr. P. K. Joshi (President, International Junior Science Olympiads, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science education)

05 Jun 2017

Programme of campus children
Two programmes were held at the Conference Centre for campus children. About 60 childern participated.

• Dr. D. Udaya Kumar (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: The design of the Rupee symbol and the (success) story thereafter)
• Dr. Biplab Bose (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Basics of Genomics)

15-16 May 2017

Science Camp for school children
The camp targeted to develop intuition and aptitude towards science for school children across Assam. Nearly 60 students from different schools of Assam participated. There were three lectures during the camp.

• Prof. D.J.Saikia (Vice Chancellor, Cotton University, Talk: Light from the Universe; opportunities and challenges)
• Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Science for all)
• Prof. U. Maity (Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Carbon:materials for sustainable future)

22 Mar 2017

Public Lecture at Conference Centre
Title of the lecture was 'The Higgs Boson: Past, Present and Future'.

• Dr. Victoria Martin (Professor, University of Edinburgh, Talk: The Higgs Boson; Past, Present and Future)
• Dr. Mousumi Mondal (Head of Internationalising Higher Education (East India), Talk: Academic and research opportunities in UK)

12 Nov 2016

Outreach event in collaboration with SPIE
The event was held at the Department of Physics in Dibrugarh University. Its sole motive was to popularise science among the youth. Higher secondary students of schools and colleges participated in the event entitled 'Light: Not a light matter'.

• Dr. Amarendra Kumar Sarma (Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Kanhaiya Pandey (Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Lokesh Chakraborty (Junior Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Biswajit Pathak (President, SPIE IITG Chapter, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Rahul Kesarwani (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Santanu Konwar (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Prahlad K. Baruah (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Kaushik Paul (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. S.S.Gautam Buddha (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Ms. Sasmita Behera (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Ms. Koijam Monika Devi (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Sumit Goswami (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Nagendra Kumar (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Govind Pradhan (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Gyan Prakash Bharati (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Karuna S. Malik (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)

28-29 Oct 2016

Outreach event in collaboration with SPIE
An outreach camp was held at Dhemaji where Children from 4 different schools and colleges of Dhemaji learned physics through simple experiments. The title of the project was 'Enjoy Physics'.

• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Santanu Konwar (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Rahul Kesarwani (Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati)

22 Oct 2016

Demonstration of science experiments
IITG campus children and children from nearby schools participated in it.

• Mr. Avaneesh Tripathi (Senior Consultant (RTE), EdCIL, MHRD)

27 Sep 2016

Outreach event
A team from the Department of Physics IITG went to Borngabari High School in Marigaon to conduct a one day event which consisted of motivational lectures and demostration of science experiments and models.

• Dr. Debaprasad Maity (Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Lokesh Chakraborty (Junior Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)

12 Aug 2016

Talk
A talk on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave observatory (LIGO) experiment, which detected gravitational waves in February, 2016, was held.

• Dr. Debasish Bora (Asst. Professor, IIT Guwahati, Talk: Gravitational Waves: a New Window to the Universe)
• Mr. Lokesh Chakraborty (Junior Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Mr. Aditya Kalita (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)
• Dr. Sidananda Sarma (Technical Officer, IIT Guwahati)