Archive · 7 Sep 2026
IIT Hyderabad Professor Kirti Chandra Sahu Wins National Teachers’ Award
Professor Kirti Chandra Sahu teaches at IIT Hyderabad.
He received the National Teachers’ Award in 2026.
The award recognizes his work as a teacher, researcher, and academic leader.
He studies raindrops at different heights in the atmosphere.
His research can help scientists understand rainfall better.
He also built a special facility that copies the conditions raindrops experience as they fall from clouds.
This work could support weather forecasting and climate modelling.
Sahu has also helped develop courses and mentor students at the institute.
Kirti Chandra Sahu of IIT Hyderabad received the National Teachers’ Award 2026 on September 5.
The Ministry of Education honored Sahu for teaching, research, and academic leadership.
His research examines raindrop shapes and size distributions at different altitudes.
Sahu developed a facility simulating atmospheric conditions that raindrops experience while falling.
He is a founding faculty member of IIT Hyderabad and has contributed to curriculum development and student mentoring.
- Who
- Kirti Chandra Sahu, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
- What
- He received the National Teachers’ Award 2026.
- When
- September 5, 2026.
- Where
- The award was presented by the Ministry of Education, Government of India; the institute is in Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- He was recognized for teaching, research, academic leadership, and contributions to understanding rainfall.
- Award
- National Teachers’ Award 2026
- Recipient
- Kirti Chandra Sahu
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
- Research focus
- Raindrop shape and size distributions at different altitudes
- Experimental facility
- A facility simulating atmospheric conditions experienced by raindrops as they descend
- Potential applications
- Weather forecasting and climate modelling
- Academic contributions
- Curriculum development, student mentoring, and academic leadership