ESCI, Hyderabad

Programme Matrix

18–20 December 2026 — inaugural ceremonies, memorial lectures, technical sessions, meets.

Congress schedule

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Inaugural day — registration, ceremonies, awards, memorial lectures, exhibition, cultural programme

08.30–10.00
Arrival
Registration

Delegate check-in and venue orientation at ESCI, Hyderabad.
10.00–12.00
Ceremony
Inaugural Ceremony

Institution Prizes, Safety & Quality Awards, National Design Awards, Best Centre Awards, Release of Technical Volume of Congress, Release of Abhiyanta Bandhu.
12.00–12.30
Exhibition
Inauguration of Exhibition & Technical Sessions

Opening of the Technical Exhibition & Technical Sessions.
12.30–13.00
Break
Tea

Networking tea break.
13.00–13.45
Memorial Lecture
69th Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Memorial Lecture

Technical Session-I.
13.45–14.45
Break
Lunch

Congress lunch for delegates and guests.
14.45–15.30
Session
Glimpses of Engineering Personalities

Technical Session - II.
15.30–16.15
Awards
IEI Prizes & Awards

For best paper Published in the Journal of IEI
16.15–17.00
Memorial Lecture
48th Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee Memorial Lecture

Technical Session - III.
19.00–20.00
Cultural
Cultural Programme

Evening cultural performances for congress delegates and guests.
20.00–22.00
Social
Congress Dinner

Networking dinner for delegates, speakers and organisers.

Memorial lectures, technical sessions and the International Meet.

10.00–10.45
Memorial Lecture
61st Nidhu Bhushan Memorial Lecture

Technical Session-IV.
10.45–11.30
Memorial Lecture
52nd Bhaikaka Memorial Lecture

Technical Session – V.
11.30–12.00
Break
Tea

Networking tea break.
12.00–12.45
Memorial Lecture
39th Dr Ajudhia Nath Khosla Memorial Lecture

Technical Session-VI.
12.45–13.30
Memorial Lecture
35th Dr Amitabha Bhattacharyya Memorial Lecture

Technical Session-VII.
13.30–14.30
Break
Lunch

Congress lunch for delegates and guests.
14.30–15.15
Memorial Lecture
16th Prof C S Jha Memorial Lecture

Technical Session - VIII.
15.15–16.00
Memorial Lecture
12th Dr K L Rao Memorial Lecture

Technical Session - IX.
16.00–17.00
Global
International Meet

Cross-border dialogue on shared challenges in engineering, AI and sustainable development.

Alumni and women engineers’ meets, AGM, valedictory, council meeting and dinner.

10.00–11.00
Community
IEI Alumni Meet

Reconnecting the IEI fraternity and celebrating lifelong professional bonds.
11.00–12.00
Community
Women Engineers Meet

Spotlight on leadership, equity and excellence among women in engineering.
12.00–13.00
Governance
107th Annual General Meeting

Only for Corporate Members of IEI.
13.00–14.00
Break
Lunch

Congress lunch for delegates and guests.
14.00–15.00
Ceremony
Valedictory Session of the Congress

Closing reflections, acknowledgements and formal conclusion of the Congress.
15.00–18.00
Governance
Meeting