SURGE 2026

Tentative Schedule of SURGE-2026 Internship Program: May 11, 2026 to July 10, 2026.

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Advertisement for SURGE-2026 Internship will released on January 28, 2026.

Registration

Opening of Online Registration Portal: February 02, 2026 till February 22, 2026.

Fee Payment

Registration confirmation with the payment of administrative fees: March 23 to March 29, 2026

About SURGE Program

Students-Undergraduate Research Graduate Excellence (SURGE) program is an internship Program of IIT Kanpur, which runs under the aegis of Office of Outreach Activities (OOA), IIT Kanpur.

SURGE program was launched and inaugurated on 8 May 2006 by Professor Sanjay G. Dhande, the then Director, IIT Kanpur. Since inception, the SURGE program has grown, providing more and more research opportunities to young scholars than the year before.

The duration of the SURGE program is approximately 8 weeks which is tentatively scheduled to be held from 11th May, 2026 till 10th July, 2026.

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Our Components

For Other Countries

 

The SURGE program has been opened to UG students from NEPAL and BHUTAN initially. 
A maximum of 04 students from NEPAL + BHUTAN may be allowed to participate in the SURGE program for the upcoming summer of 2026.

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Non-IITK Indian Students

 

Under this program category, a small number of selected undergraduate students from top engineering colleges from all over India are given an opportunity to explore research and to experience the academic atmosphere of IIT Kanpur.

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For IITK at IIT Kanpur

 

In this program, IITK students are given an opportunity to work with a chosen mentor at IITK. 
In order to complete the application, it is necessary for the student to identify a professor who agrees to be his/her mentor during the summer period.

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