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Waterless and odour-free urinals developed by these IIT Delhi alumni serve two purposes for the environment: help save water and harvest urine for agriculture.

Experts suggest that driverless cars will be commercially available in less than a decade. If the IIT has its way, India will boast its own brand of these futuristic automobiles.

Unicorns are venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. India has its own billion-dollar startup club and according to a report, most of their trailblazing founders come from IITs.

Nosacle, a tiny and reusable nasal aid that filters pollutants, is slated to hit the markets by the end of 2017.

Working with nanoscience, researchers from IIT, Kharagpur, have developed a self-cleaning surface that will have real-world implications far beyond clean windows.

The story of Usman Hafiz, Aqib Mujtaba, Hilal Ahmad, and Shahid Afridi from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, is inspiring for many students like them.

Shivangi went from selling newspapers in Kanpur to studying at IIT Roorkee after she joined Anand Kumar's successful Super 30 coaching centre.

Malvika Joshi is a three-time medal winner at the International Olympiad of Informatics, which helped her secure a seat at MIT.

Two underwater robots created by students from IIT- Indore and IIT-Madras have been equipped with unique features that can aid scientific discovery and can be used for surveillance purposes. Interestingly, both mimic the looks of aquatic animals.

In order to reduce the dependence of engineering aspirants on coaching centres and to reach students in rural India, professors from IITs across the country will soon provide coaching classes through four DTH channels.