ANRF selects 10 institutions for Convergence Research Centres of Excellence
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced on 20 May 2026 that it had selected 10 institutions to set up Convergence Research Centres of Excellence combining social sciences and humanities with science and technology.
Summary
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced on 20 May 2026 that it had selected 10 institutions under its Convergence Research Centres of Excellence (CoE) programme, one of its flagship initiatives. The centres will combine social sciences and humanities with science and technology to tackle complex societal challenges through transdisciplinary research. The selected centres include IIT Gandhinagar's Centre for Human-Climate Interactions and Environmental Histories and IIT Madras's SAṂYoga Center for Sanskrit, AI, Music and Yoga. The list also includes NIAS Bengaluru for archaeomaterials, NIT Agartala for AI-assisted curation of North-East folklore, the Institute for Human Development in Delhi for generative AI and the labour market, and IIT Dharwad for rural livelihoods.
Key facts
- Announced
- 20 May 2026 by ANRF
- Programme
- Convergence Research Centres of Excellence
- Number
- 10 institutions
- Aim
- Integrate social sciences and humanities with S&T
- Examples
- IIT Gandhinagar (CHIEH), IIT Madras (SAṂYoga), NIAS Bengaluru, NIT Agartala, IHD Delhi, IIT Dharwad
- Themes include
- Archaeology & traditional knowledge, digital humanities, rural development
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The ANRF Convergence Research Centres of Excellence announced in May 2026 mainly aim to:
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Correct answer: C — combine social sciences and humanities with science and technology
The programme brings together social sciences, humanities, science and technology to address complex societal challenges.
'SAṂYoga', one of the ANRF Convergence Research CoEs selected in May 2026, is a Center for Sanskrit, AI, Music and Yoga at which institution?
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Correct answer: A — IIT Madras
SAṂYoga - Center for Sanskrit AI Music and Yoga is IIT Madras's project. IIT Gandhinagar's centre is on human-climate interactions, and IIT Dharwad's is on rural livelihoods.