Valedictory ceremony for the inaugural batch of ANUGYAN – Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP) was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Hyderabad in Kandi, Sangareddy district on Monday (November 02, 2026)

Valedictory ceremony for the inaugural batch of ANUGYAN – Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP) was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Hyderabad in Kandi, Sangareddy district on Monday (November 02, 2026) | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF

The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) and Crimson Energy Experts Pvt. Ltd. (CEEPL) on Monday held the valedictory ceremony for the inaugural batch of ANUGYAN – Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP), with 23 engineers and industry professionals graduating from the three-month residential programme.

The programme aimed at developing skilled professionals to support India’s expanding nuclear energy sector. Participants received training in reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, radiation shielding, small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear safety, quality assurance and regulatory frameworks.

Valedictory ceremony for the inaugural batch of ANUGYAN – Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP) was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT_ Kandi in Sangareddy district on Monday (November 02, 2026)

Valedictory ceremony for the inaugural batch of ANUGYAN – Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP) was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT_ Kandi in Sangareddy district on Monday (November 02, 2026) | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF

The ceremony was attended by Central Electricity Authority chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad and IIT-H director B. S. Murty.

Mr. Prasad said nuclear power would be essential to India’s clean, reliable energy future and its 2047 goals. Initiatives such as ANUGYAN, which bring academia and industry together, are key to building the skilled workforce needed to realise this vision, he said.

Published - November 03, 2026 11:40 am IST

Source: The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau

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