IIT Hyderabad congratulates four BTech students—Mahak Gadia (Industrial Chemistry), Raqi Mohammad (Industrial Chemistry), Udit Maini (Mechanical Engineering), and Yug Nikesh Gandhi (Engineering Physics)—working under the supervision of Dr. Ashish Kulkarni (Chemistry Department), for receiving the Excellence Award at the TECO International Contest 2026 that was held in Taiwan, from August 18 to 21, 2026.
Their project, “Decarbonizing Solar Energy Through Humidity-Tolerant Perovskite Fabrication,” was selected among the Top 20 finalists from 267 applications worldwide.
The team was also the only finalist team from India, shortlisted from 15 applications submitted by different IITs.
What makes this achievement even more remarkable? While the finalist teams were primarily composed of Master’s and Ph.D. students, the IIT Hyderabad team comprised B.Tech. students, demonstrating the power of early-stage research, interdisciplinary learning, and hands-on innovation.
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