Indian Institute of Technology

This filter stands to help a total of 22 lakh people across India at risk of being affected by arsenic-contaminated water.

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.

A team of professors has collaborated with the Central Railway to write algorithms that’d help create timetables in under five minutes.

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.

Jellow Communicator offers an easy-to-use interface and helps children with Down syndrome, autism, brain injury and cerebral palsy.

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

Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, just became more technologically advanced thanks to the efforts of students from IIT-Bombay.

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.

In October 2012, three IIT alumni – Mubeen Masudi from IIT Bombay and Imbesat Ahmad and Salman Shahid from IIT Kharagpur, decided to give up their lucrative corporate jobs and go to Kashmir to set up a coaching institute.