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Published February 25, 2026 Updated February 25, 2026
Why it matters: Mitesh M. Khapra, currently an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), stands out as one of the most influential academic leaders.
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The best primary source here is Khapra's IIT Madras faculty page because it combines the current role, degree dates, and lab context in one place.
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Current academic post
Associate Professor, Department of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras
His IIT Madras faculty page lists him as an associate professor and notes that he heads the AI4Bharat Research Lab.
Doctoral degree
PhD from IIT Bombay in January 2012
The IIT Madras faculty page states that he completed his PhD from IIT Bombay in January 2012.
Master's degree
MTech from IIT Bombay in July 2008
The same official page lists his MTech completion date as July 2008.
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Joined IIT Madras in September 2016
This date appears on his IIT Madras faculty page and is useful for readers tracking his institutional timeline.
Official profile
Primary official source for Khapra's current role, degree dates, awards, and publication record.
https://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/~miteshk/
Research lab
Language-AI research lab that Khapra leads at IIT Madras, useful when readers want the wider institutional context.
https://ai4bharat.iitm.ac.in/
July 1, 2008
Official IIT Madras biography entry for his master's degree milestone.
January 1, 2012
The date most often searched in query logs; IIT Madras lists January 2012 directly.
September 1, 2016
Marks the start of his faculty tenure at the institution most closely associated with his current language-AI work.
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His IIT Madras faculty page states that he completed his PhD from IIT Bombay in January 2012.
His IIT Madras faculty page is the best official source because it lists both his degree dates and his current appointment.
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Published February 25, 2026 Updated February 25, 2026
Why it matters: Mitesh M. Khapra, currently an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), stands out as one of the most influential academic leaders.
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