Hyderabad is also ranked Top-7 institute as per ARIIA 2021 released by the Ministry of Education, Innovation Cell. Student life Elan & ηVision Elan & ηVision, is the heart of the college. It is the annual techno-cultural fest of IIT Hyderabad, and the largest college fest in South India. The first edition of this cultural grandeur (Elan) started in 2009. The fest takes place in the beginning of the year, in either January or February. IIT Hyderabad also hosted ηVision, an annual inter-institute technical festival, since 2011. Since 2016, both events have been merged into a single annual fest called Elan & ηVision. The fest attracts a footfall of around 15K spread across 400+ colleges and hosting 60+ events. The pronites are the star attractions of Elan & ηVision, drawing thousands of footfall. The previous editions of the fest have seen shows by Shirley Setia, Benny Dayal, Nikhil Chinapa, Gajendra Verma, Kailash Kher, Darshan Raval, Rave Radio, Divine (rapper), Zakir Khan (comedian), and numerous other artists. Each year the fest also promotes a social cause to bring awareness and bring about reforms. The 9th edition was graced by Vijay Deverakonda, the popular cinema actor, as he promoted social cause campaign of an eco-friendly world. The fest has also seen Ira Trivedi, Amala Akkineni, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, and many more for various talk shows. Elan & ηVision is a platform to showcase talents across multiple spectrums, with several events like Cryptex, FMI, Manthan, Elan-e-Jung, Breakfree, Quizzes, Robo Soccer, Enigma, Battlebots, etc. See also International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad List of universities in India List of institutions of higher education in India Education in India University Grants Commission (India) Ministry of Education (India) List of institutions of higher education in Telangana References External links IIT Hyderabad Announcement in AP Assembly IIT Hyderabad official Website Hyderabad Engineering colleges in Hyderabad, India 2008 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Educational institutions established in 2008