The 2015 meet that was supposed to be held at IIT Madras was washed out due to unpredictable rains.
[4] MC Mary Kom launched her autobiography Unbreakable during the ceremony; along with former Miss Universe and Hindi film actress Sushmita Sen.[5] The mascot for the 49th Inter IIT was Bhaiti,[6] a bamboo.
Inspired by the slenderness and strength of its namesake plant, Bhaiti was designed by Thomas G. Manih, a student of IIT Guwahati, under the guidance of Dr. D. Udaya Kumar, who is credited with designing the Indian Rupee sign.
The Opening Ceremony of that was graced by the presence of Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
[7] The institute has undertaken massive renovations of the play fields in anticipation of the meet.
The Opening Ceremony was graced by the presence of renowned Indian Field Hockey Team's former Captain Viren Rasquinha, who also is the CEO of Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ).
This edition held a special significance for IIT Guwahati as it is being conducted to celebrate the silver jubilee of the institute.
The Aquatics Meet Opening Ceremony was graced by the presence of Sajan Prakash, the man with the highest number of National Records in short course and long course swimming events.
The Chief Guest for the Main Meet's opening ceremony was Shiny Abraham, she has represented India in more than eighty international meets and was the first Indian woman to reach the semi-finals of an Olympic event.
The ceremony also had Rio Paralympics gold medalist, Mariyappan Thangavelu as its guest of honor.
While IIT Indore hosted aquatics, athletics, badminton, football, squash, and weightlifting.