IIT Guwahati Startup Engages 2,000 Students Across 23 IITs at Inter IIT Tech Meet

In a significant milestone reflecting the growing culture of student-led entrepreneurship and deep-tech innovation, an Indian Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati BioNEST incubated startup, Genuity IO Pvt. Ltd., co-sponsored the Inter IIT Tech Meet 14.0, the flagship annual technical festival that brings together some of the brightest engineering minds from all 23 IITs.

Founded by Mr. Adari Karthikeya, along with Mr. Shivansh Gupta, third year students at IIT Guwahati, Genuity IO played an active role in the event by designing and releasing a no-prep problem statement on algorithmic optimisation. As one of the sponsor-curated challenges, the problem statement encouraged participants to think critically and apply innovative approaches to real-world technical problems. The challenge engaged nearly 2,000 students, offering them hands-on exposure to cutting-edge algorithmic thinking and competitive problem-solving at a national level.

The participation of a student-led, IIT Guwahati BioNEST-incubated startup in a national flagship technical event such as Inter IIT Tech Meet underscores the Institute’s robust ecosystem for deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship.

This marks one of the few instances where a student-founded startup from IIT Guwahati has not only participated but actively shaped the technical agenda of a national-level IIT competition, traditionally led by established industry players.

Speaking about IIT Guwahati growing entrepreneurial culture, Dr. Swapnil Sinha, CEO, IIT Guwahati-BioNEST, said, “North East India’s startup ecosystem is rapidly evolving from promise to performance, with founders building scalable, innovation-driven ventures rooted in the region’s unique strengths. At IIT Guwahati, this transformation is being propelled by IITG BioNEST, which is enabling researchers and entrepreneurs to translate ideas into market-ready enterprises through structured mentoring, infrastructure, and industry linkages—positioning the North East as an emerging hub for deep-tech and bio-innovation.”

Beyond reinforcing IIT Guwahati BioNest position as a hub for innovation, the achievement also enhances the Institute’s national visibility as a leading centre for nurturing student startups that contribute meaningfully to India’s evolving technological landscape.

Speaking about IIT Guwahati and BioNEST’s role in advancing the initiative, Mr. Adari Karthikeya, Founder and CEO, Genuity IO Pvt. Ltd. said, “We are grateful for the continuous support and guidance from IIT Guwahati and BioNEST. Their encouragement enabled us to contribute to a national platform like the Inter IIT Tech Meet and engage with some of the brightest student innovators across the IIT ecosystem. This opportunity has been both humbling and motivating for our team.”

The event was co-sponsored by leading industry and research organisations including Adobe, ISRO, Pathway, Observe.AI, Ebullient Securities, Qtrino Labs, StemVibe Foundation, Drona Aviation, Arista Networks, Eternal, LAT Aerospace, GDAI, and Jilo Health, reflecting the growing synergy between academia and industry. Such collaborations continue to foster innovation, mentorship, and practical problem-solving skills among students, preparing them to address complex challenges in the real world.

About Genuity IO Pvt. Ltd.,

Genuity IO Pvt. Ltd. is a student-founded startup incubated at BioNEST, IIT Guwahati, building advanced data systems using semantic knowledge graphs for research and enterprise applications. The startup creates platforms to model complex data relationships and generate high-fidelity synthetic datasets, addressing data scarcity, privacy constraints, and rare edge-case simulation for testing.