The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) invites applications for its prestigious Summer Undergraduate Research Exposure (SURE) Internship 2025. This program provides undergraduate and postgraduate students an excellent opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research under the mentorship of distinguished faculty members at IITH.
Key Highlights
- Total Intake: 250 interns (including 100 positions exclusively reserved for female candidates).
- Stipend: Up to ₹15,000 depending on the internship duration.
- Duration: 1 to 2 months (tentatively from May 15, 2025, to July 14, 2025).
- Mode: Offline at IIT Hyderabad Campus.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who Can Apply:
- 1st-year M.Sc. (Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/Biology) students
- 1st-year MA students
- 2nd/3rd-year B.Tech./B.Des. students (all branches)
- 3rd/4th-year Integrated B.Tech.-M.Tech. program students
- Academic Requirement: Applicants must be in the top 20% of their class based on CGPA or percentage, certified by the Head of the Institution/Principal.
- Other Conditions:
- Applicants must be full-time, regular students at the time of application and throughout the internship.
- Part-time or online internships are not permitted.
- Students from IIT Hyderabad are NOT eligible to apply.
Stipend Details
- ₹15,000 for a 2-month internship.
- ₹10,000 for a 1.5-month internship.
- ₹7,500 for a 1-month internship.
Note: No additional financial benefits will be provided beyond the stated stipend.
Internship Duration
- The program will run between May 15, 2025, and July 14, 2025.
- Interns can choose the duration:
- 1 month
- 1.5 months
- 2 months
Accommodation and Food
- Hostel Accommodation: Provided in IIT Hyderabad student hostels.
- Food: Mess charges to be borne by the interns.
Application Process
- Mode: Online applications only via the official IITH web portal.
- No Offline Submissions: Applications sent via email or post will be rejected.
Steps to Apply:
- Visit the official IITH SURE Internship portal: https://iith.ac.in/research/SURE/
- Fill out the online application form with accurate details.
- Upload the necessary documents, including academic transcripts and a recommendation letter.
- Submit the form before the deadline.
Selection Process
- Step 1: Preliminary screening based on academic performance and submitted documents.
- Step 2: Online interviews conducted department-wise by faculty mentors.
- Criteria: Academic excellence, participation in competitions (e.g., Olympiads, NTSE), and interview performance.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Announcement of Applications | February 4, 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply | March 5, 2025 |
| Result Declaration (Tentative) | April 10, 2025 |
| Program Commencement (Tentative) | May 15, 2025 |
Notification of Selection
- Selected Candidates: Will be informed via email.
- The final list of selected interns will be published on the SRC Office webpage under the “News/Announcements” section.
- No separate communication will be sent to non-selected candidates.
Key Guidelines
- The decision of IIT Hyderabad will be final in all matters related to the selection process.
- No correspondence regarding selection or rejection will be entertained.
- Medical Facilities: Basic outpatient services are available on campus. Interns are advised to carry personal medications
Format for Letter from Head of the Institution #
Download HOD Letter Format: https://iith.ac.in/assets/files/others/HoI%20letter.docx
List of Interested Faculty to Mentor the SURE interns
| Department | Name of Faculty | Areas of Interest |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Konda Reddy Mopuri | Deep Learning, explainability |
| Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Ganesh Ghalme | Fairness in Machine learning |
| Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Karthik P N | Online Learning |
| Biomedical Engineering | Dr. Mohd Suhail Rizvi | biomechnics, systems biology, biophysics, soft and active matter |
| Biomedical Engineering | Dr. Renu John | Biomedical imaging, 3 D microscopy, AI and machine learning for medical image processing |
| Biomedical Engineering | Dr. Harikrishnan Narayanan Unni | Lab on Chip microfluidics, Biomechanics and Mechanobiology |
| Biotechnology | Dr. G Narahari Sastry | |
| Biotechnology | Dr. Althuri Avanthi | Biomaterials |
| Biotechnology | Dr. Rahul Kumar | |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Kishalay Mitra | AI / ML in Chem Engg |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Balaji Iyer | Computational Soft Matter |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Debaprasad Shee | Heterogeneous catalysis for value added chemical production |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Lopamudra Giri | Inflammatory marker detection in a microfluidic device |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Devarai Santhosh Kumar | Myco-protein from mycelium source |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Suhanya Duraiswamy | Microfluidics for Janus nanomaterial synthesis |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Anand Mohan | Biofluid Mechanics (Computational) |
| Chemical Engineering | Dr. Narasimha Mangadoddy | Critical Minerals separation |
| Chemistry | Dr. Surendra K Martha | Energy storage Materials especially batteries and supercapacitors |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Maheswaran | Hydrology and statistics, forecasting |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Mahendrakumar Madhavan | Steel Structures |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Meenakshi | low carbon concrete using C&D waste |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Ambika | Nanomaterials/Membrane in Water Treatment & E-Waste Resource Recovery |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Seetha N. | Groundwater flow and contaminant transport, Water filtration, Water distribution systems |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Biswarup Bhattacharyya | Data-driven models for computational mechanics/dynamics |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. B Munwar Basha | Rainfall induced slope stability analysis |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Asif Qureshi | |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Mullapudi Ramya Sri | Sustainable Pavement materials |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Pritha | Resource Recovery from Waste |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Rameshwar Pratap | Algorithms for Big Data, Theoretical Computer Science |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Shirshendu Das | Computer Architecture, Hardware Security, Memory Technologies |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Rajesh Kedia | Computer architecture, VLSI Design, Embedded systems |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Sobhan Babu | Graph Analytics, Generative AI |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Praveen Tammana | Computer networks, Networked Robotics, Systems for AI/ML |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Saurabh Kumar | Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Cyber Security |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dr. Ashish Mishra | Program Synthesis, Program Verification, AI/ML for Synthesis. |
| Design | Dr. Shiva Ji | Architecture, Sustainability, Digital Heritage, AR VR MR, HTML, BIM, LCA |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Sumohana | Computer Vision, Image Processing |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Siva Rama Krishna | Embedded Systems, Sensor fabrication |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Jose Titus | Electrical Machines |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Rupesh Wandhare | Power Electronics, IoT and Embedded Systems |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Abhishek | Analog/RF VLSI design |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Soumya | Medical signal/image processing |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Ketan P Detroja | in the area of control systems and candidate must be in 3 year of engineering. |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Myna Vajha | Coding Theory and Wireless Communication Systems |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Ravikumar Bhimasingu | Renewable Energy Integration and Protection |
| Electrical Engineering | Dr. Pechetti Sasi Vinay | FPGA for Communications |
| Entrepreneurship and Management | Dr. Lohithaksha M Maiyar | Operations and Supply Chain |
| Entrepreneurship and Management | Dr. Jayshree Patnaik | Startup, Product Management |
| Entrepreneurship and Management | Dr. Rajesh Ittamalla | Marketing, consumer bevaviour |
| Entrepreneurship and Management | Dr. Nakul Parameswar | Strategic Management |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Neeraj Kumar | Sensorimotor Learning and Memory |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. MP Ganesh | Social and industrial psychology |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Gaurav Dhamija | Applied Microeconometrics, Development Economics |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Dinabandhu Sethi | Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics and Public Economics |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Rashmi Singh | Environment governance, Ecology, Human-wildlife interactions |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Aalok Khandekar | Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Urban Studies, Climate Health, Extreme Heat |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Mahati Chittem | Health psychology, Medical psychology, Social psychology, Behavioural health, Psycho-oncology, Safe sex |
| Liberal Arts | Dr. Anandita Pan | Gender and governance, Sexuality, Gender and Labour |
| Mathematics | Dr. Mrinmoy Datta | Algebraic Geometry, Combinatorics, Finite Fields |
| Mathematics | Dr. Narasimha Kumar | Number Theory, Algebra, Representation Theory |
| Mathematics | Dr. Venku Naidu D | Functional analysis, Operator theory, Harmonic analysis, Analytic function spaces |
| Mathematics | Dr. C S Sastry | Mathematical aspects of data driven learning methods, Sparse optimization & Inverse problems |
| Mathematics | Dr. Amit Tripathi | Algebraic Geometry, Commutative algebra |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Badarinath Karri | Cavitation, experimental fluid mechanics |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Pankaj Kolhe | Flame speed measurements for ammonia and its blends, PLIF measurement capaign, Dual fuel engine experiments on CRDI and optical access engine |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Ankush Kumar Jaiswal | Atmospheric water harvesting, adsorption chiller, heat exchangers, and thermal management |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Chandra Prakash | Computational Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Material Failure Modeling |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Viswanath | Modlling aspects in Addtive manufacturing, Computational Solid mechanics, Fracture Mechanics |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Safvan | Compliant mechanisms and robotics |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Prakhar Gupta | Soft robotics, computational mechanics using AI and ML, drone development |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Anurup Datta | Laser based manufacturing (experiments and simulation) |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Prabhat Kumar | Soft robots design optimization, Structural optimization, AL/ML-driven designs, Computational mechanics and Finite element methods |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. SK Karthick | High-speed imaging in hypersonic flow to see unsteadiness, laser scattering in transonic and supersonic flow for shock wave visualization, data-driven techniques in image processing |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. M Ramji | Damage mechanics in composites using FEA |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Raja Banerjee | CFD in multiphase and reacting flows |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Sachidananda | Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Gnanaprakash K | Rocket propulsion, Combustion diagnostics of solid fuels, Pyrometry for temperature measurements |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Harish Dixit | Fluid Mechanics |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Sai Sidhardh | Generative AI for solid mechanics, Machine Learning for flapping wing design |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Syed | Solid mechanics, computational and experimental fracture mechanics |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Ranabir Dey | self-propelling droplet microswimmers |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Deepu J. Babu | CVD of graphene |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Suresh Kumar Garlapati | Semiconductor materials and devices |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Mayur Vaidya | Interdiffusion in metallic alloys, CALPHAD based alloy design |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Suresh Perumal | Thermoelectric Materials and Devices |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Ashok | metal extraction & recycling, process modeling, sustainable metallurgy |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Anuj Goyal | computational modeling of materials using physical and machine learning models |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Suhash Ranjan Dey | High entropy materials development for energy applications |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Bharat Panigrahi | Powder Metallurgy, high Entropy alloys, MMC, Additive Manufacturing, Coating, Corrosion |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | Dr. Rajesh Korla | Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Alloy design |
| Climate Change / Greenko School of Sustainability | Dr. Ambika S | AI/ML applications in Agriculture-Climate-Sustainability Nexus |
| Climate Change / Greenko School of Sustainability | Dr. Kishalay Mitra | AI/ML in Climate/Sustainability Applications |
| Climate Change / Greenko School of Sustainability | Dr. Asif Qureshi | |
| Heritage Science and Technology | Dr. Surendra Somala | GenAI, Agentic AI |
| Heritage Science and Technology | Dr. Mohd Suhail Rizvi | Mechanics of musical instruments |
| Center for Interdisciplinary program | Dr. Viswanath | Suturability of Corneal transplants |
| Climate Change / Greenko School of Sustainability | Dr. Deepu J. Babu | Carbon Capture |
| Climate Change | Dr. Pritha | Sustainable Waste Management |
